形容词

名词

1. 权宜之计;应急措施
An expedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right.

2. 有利的;方便的;权宜之计的
If it is expedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right.

1. a means to an end
not necessarily a principled or ethical one