expediency

名词 expediency:

1. the quality of being suited to the end in view
   同义词：expedience

1. An ambitious politician, guided by expediency rather than principle.
   一个有野心的政客，常为自身利益而不是原则来指导
2. He acted from expediency, not from principle.
   他为求达到目的，丧失了原则。
3. All his actions are governed by expediency.
   他所有的行动都是一种权宜之计。

ex.pe.di.en.cy

n.（名词）
【复数】 ex.pe.di.en.cies
Appropriateness to the purpose at hand; fitness.
与目的相称；适合
Adherence to self-serving means:
利己：
例句：
an ambitious politician, guided by expediency rather than principle.
一个有野心的政客，常为自身利益而不是原则来指导

A means; an expedient.
权宜之计；对策
Obsolete Speed; haste.
【废语】 快速；仓促