expedience
UK/ik'spi:diənsi/US/ik'spi:djәns/
C2
Definitions
n.
Suitability for a practical purpose, often over what is right; a variant of expediency.
权宜；便利（expediency 的变体）
Root Breakdown
Native Englishexpedientroot
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-encestate, quality
=expedience
A less common variant of expediency, same meaning: doing the convenient thing. Most writers prefer 'expediency.'
Common Collocations
- 1.political expedience政治权宜
- 2.for expedience为了便宜行事
- 3.expediency vs morality利益与道德
Example Sentences
- 1.
The decision was made out of political expedience.