中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.便利，方便；得策，上策。
2.权宜手段[办法]；权宜之计。

the quality of being suited to the end in view
同义词：expedience,

例句与用法

He acted from expediency , not from principle .
他为求达到目的，丧失了原则。

There will always be tensions between principle and expediency .
原则和权宜之计之间总是矛盾重重。

They found a number of simple expediencies to dissolve the contract .
他们找出了许多解除合同的简便方法。

The crafty lawyer was influenced more by expediency than by the love of justice .
那狡黠的律师受利害的影响更甚于受正义之心的影响。

It has become clear that the distinction between adaptation and adaptive strategies is more or less a question of expediency .
适应和适应策略之间的区分多少是一个权宜手段问题，这一点已经很明显了。

There are times, your honor, when reality bears features of such an impellingly moral complexion that it is impossible to follow the hewn path of expediency .
法官阁下，有时候，现实的面貌具有那么咄咄逼人的道德色彩，使我们无法遵循已开辟出来的方便之路前进。

So in the end , it came down to expediency
所以最后的选择归结为两个字“方便” 。

All his actions are governed by expediency
他所有的行动都是一种权宜之计。

All his actions are governed by expediency
他所有的行动都是一种权宜之计。

Expediency would be prudent
权宜之计是谨慎行事