- expediency， -ence
- /ikspíːdiəns（i）， eks-/ 〖名〗((正式))1 〖U〗 便宜， 好都合（convenience）， 有利．2 〖U〗 利己主義， ご都合主義； 私利．3 〖C〗 便宜的なもの．
English-Japanese dictionary. 2013.
expediency， -ence
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Expediency — Expedience Ex*pe di*ence, Expediency Ex*pe di*en*cy,, n. 1. The quality of being expedient or advantageous; fitness or suitableness to effect a purpose intended; adaptedness to self interest; desirableness; advantage; advisability; sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expediency — ex|pe|di|en|cy [ıkˈspi:diənsi] n also ex|pe|di|ence [ diəns]plural expediencies [U and C] action that is quickest or most effective in a particular situation, even if it is morally wrong ▪ These are not politics of honest principle; they are… … Dictionary of contemporary English
expediency — also ex.pe.di.ence noun (C, U) what it is useful or necessary to do in a particular situation, even if it is morally wrong: Not burying the dead soldiers was unfortunately a matter of expediency … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
expediency — ex•pe•di•en•cy [[t]ɪkˈspi di ən si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) the quality of being expedient; advantageousness 2) a regard for what is politic or advantageous rather than for what is right or just 3) something expedient Often, ex•pe′di•ence. Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
ex|pe|di|ence — «ehk SPEE dee uhns», noun. = expediency. (Cf. ↑expediency) … Useful english dictionary
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
-ency — suffix forming nouns denoting a quality (efficiency; fluency) or state (presidency) but not action (cf. ENCE). Etymology: L entia (cf. ANCY) * * * ənsē, ən , si noun suffix ( es) Etymology … Useful english dictionary
Expedience — Ex*pe di*ence, Expediency Ex*pe di*en*cy,, n. 1. The quality of being expedient or advantageous; fitness or suitableness to effect a purpose intended; adaptedness to self interest; desirableness; advantage; advisability; sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expedience — ex·pe·di·ence (ĭk spēʹdē əns) n. Expediency. * * * … Universalium
