expedient
US /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/
UK /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/
형용사
편리한, 적절한, 실용적인
convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral
예시:
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It was more expedient to agree to their demands than to argue.
논쟁하는 것보다 그들의 요구에 동의하는 것이 더 편리했다.
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The government took the most expedient course of action.
정부는 가장 편리한 조치를 취했다.
명사
수단, 방편, 임시방편
a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral
예시:
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Lying was a temporary expedient to avoid punishment.
거짓말은 처벌을 피하기 위한 임시방편이었다.
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They resorted to desperate expedients to save the company.
그들은 회사를 살리기 위해 필사적인 수단을 동원했다.
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