Expedient
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adj. 應急有效的，權宜之計的;方便的，便利的，有利的;
n. 應急辦法，權宜之計;
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ex出+ped腳+ient形容詞后綴→能用腳跨出去的→方便的
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The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little.
政府發(fā)現(xiàn)略微放寬審查是可取的.
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ex 出 + ped 腳 + 音：墊；出腳時墊腳<如用磚頭墊腳顯得自己高>是為了方便，為達自己的目的采取的權宜之計；expend 開銷花費，行賄是為達得利目的，不顧原則與道義
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-ped-表示“腳”
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expedient
adj[usu pred 通常作表語]
(of an action) useful, helpful or advisable for a particular purpose, though not necessarily fair or moral （指行動）有用, 有助益, 可取（但不一定合理或正當）
Since there was soon to be a general election, the Prime Minister decided that a change of policy was politically expedient. 鑒於即將舉行大選, 首相認為變通一下政策在政治上有利.
actions that were expedient rather than principled 非原則性的權宜手段. expedient, n means of achieving an aim, which may not be fair or moral 權宜之計, 應急手段（不一定合理或正當）
resort to various expedients to get the money together 采取各種應急辦法籌款.
?? 擴展釋義
*[ik'spi:di?nt]n. 權宜之計a. 權宜的, 方便的, 有用的【法】 緊急的手段, 權宜之計
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From 1830 onwards in the USA and from about 1870 in Canada, settlers began to move westwards and to take possession of the plains as their own.
美國自1830年起，加拿大從1870年左右起，殖民者開始向西遷移，并把平原據(jù)為己有。
What was to become of them all, he wondered.
他們這些人會怎么樣呢？他感到很納悶。
To examine your skills and abilities still further, ask yourself this question: in the following three areas - skills with people, skills with information or skills with things - which are your best skills? Note that it is not enough to say to yourself,
在與人交往，獲取信息或處理事務這三個方面的技能中，你最擅長哪方面的技能？注意如果你對自己說"我喜歡和人們在一起工作"，這是不夠的，因為這是人性中的一部分。因此，重要的是考查帶給你極大滿足感的人際關系。例如，你也許善于勸說、指導、采訪、聆聽、教導或傳遞信息。