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expedient SimpleWikiWiktionaryGoogle検索CollinsCambridgeLongmanLongman英和Learners 【 70549 】 【意味】 "[名詞] a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one [例] The expedient was not ethical. [例] The expedient of using a sledgehammer to break the window was a mistake. [例] He always tried to find an expedient to get out of a sticky situation. [意味] 方便, 手段, 方法, 便法, 捷径, 術, 方途, 方策 ; [上位語] means, agency, way ; [下位語] last resort, temporary expedient, stopgap, makeshift, crutch, pis aller, make-do, improvisation ; [同義語群] 00177448-n [形容詞] appropriate to a purpose; practical [例] in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty [例] It was expedient to take the train. [例] It is expedient to leave the keys in the ignition. [意味] 適切な, 実用的な, 実用的 ; [類似語] politic ; [派生] expediency, expedience ; [同義語群] 01813733-a [形容詞] serving to promote your interest [例] was merciful only when mercy was expedient [例] It was expedient for him to lie. [例] It is expedient to avoid a confrontation with the angry mob. [例] It is expedient for you to leave now. [意味] 好都合の, 便宜の, 便の, 都合の良い, 好都合な, 有用な, ご都合主義の, 御都合主義の ; [反意語] inexpedient ; [類似語] advantageous, opportunistic, opportunist, carpetbagging, timeserving, carpetbag ; [派生] opportunism, expedience, self-interest, self-seeking ; [同義語群] 00931555-a"