inexpedient

英 [ɪnɪk'spiːdɪənt; ɪnek-] 美[,ɪnɪk'spidɪənt]
  • adj. 不明智的;不适当的

GRE

英英释义


1. not suitable or advisable;
"an inexpedient tactic"
2. not appropriate to the purpose

实用场景例句


It would be inexpedient to raise taxes further.
进一步加税就是不合理。

牛津词典

It would be inexpedient to inform them at this stage.
在目前阶段就通知他们很不妥当.

期刊摘选

It would be inexpedient to raise taxes further.
进一步加税就是不合理。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

中文词源


inexpedient 不妥当的,不明智的

in-,不,非,expedient,应急的,权宜的,变通的。即没有变通的,不妥当的,不明智的。

双语例句


1. It would be inexpedient to raise taxes further.
进一步加税就是不合理。

来自《权威词典》

2. It would be inexpedient to inform them at this stage.
在目前阶段就通知他们很不妥当.

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英文词源


inexpedient (adj.)
c. 1600, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + expedient. Related: Inexpedience; inexpediently.