expediency

noun

1. the quality of being suited to the end in view

Synonym: expedience

1. 不得已而做的事;权宜之计
Expediency means doing what is convenient rather than what is morally right.

e.g. It seems political expediency, rather than absolute economic need, will determine who gains from the conflict...
看来是政治上的权宜之计，而不是绝对的经济需求，将决定谁会从这场冲突中获益。
e.g. This was a matter less of morals than of expediency.
此举只是权宜之计，不关乎道德问题。

1. 权宜之计：用有点陈旧、不太正规的话来讲,权宜之计(Expediency)是立法的一个明显的原则,而对法律却是十分危险的,因为尽管(法律的)评释者尚可正确使用它,但法官却可能容易滥用之.

2. expediency的反义词

2. 私利：expedience 方便 | expediency 私利 | expedient 有利的

3. expediency的反义词

3. 权宜,利害：foot 脚 | expediency 权宜,利害 | expedient 得当,便利的

4. 方便,权宜之计：insufficiency 缺乏,不足之处 | expediency 方便,权宜之计 | clemency 仁慈,(气候)温和