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That decision - one based on expediency and not on morality - would come back to haunt her.
这一基于权宜而非道德的决定，会让她尝到苦果。
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This was a matter less of morals than of expediency.
此举主要是权宜之计，而非道德问题。
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He acted out of expediency, not principle.
他的行为是出于权宜之计而非原则。
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It is what it is, a matter of expediency.
但就是这样，一个权宜之计。
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Administrative means just expediency.
行政手段只是权宜之计。
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Long term evolution over short term expediency.
长期演变高于短期效益。
词根 expedite
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expedite adj. 畅通的；迅速的；方便的 vt. 加快；促进；发出
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expedient adj. 权宜的；方便的；有利的 n. 权宜之计；应急手段
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expediently adv. 方便地；得当地；便利地
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expedience n. 私利；权宜；方便
1. expediency，英语单词，主要用作名词，作名词时译为“方便，权宜；私利；权宜之计”。