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expedience

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n.方便,私利,权宜

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expedience为短语/超纲词汇

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expedience


/-əns; -əns/
(also expediency /-EnsI; -EnsI/) (n [U] suitability or usefulness for a purpose, though not necessarily fair or moral 适宜, 有用, 有利, 便利(但不一定合理或正当)
*He acted from expediency, not from principle. 他为求达到目的, 丧失了原则.