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Expeditious means done quickly and without fuss — fast, but with the sense that it was also done properly and that obstacles were cleared out of the way. It is an adjective, and a formal one. Real people do not say it; institutions do.
Expeditious expeditious means意思是 done quickly and without fuss快速完成且不拖泥帶水 — fast快, but但 with the sense帶有一種感覺 that it它 was also done properly也做得妥當, and而 that obstacles障礙 were cleared out of the way被清除了. It它 is是 an adjective一個形容詞, and而且 a formal one是正式的. Real people真正的人 do not say不會說它, institutions機構 do才會說
You find it in contracts, court judgments, official letters and customer-service apologies: 'an expeditious resolution of the matter', 'the expeditious handling of your claim'.
You你 find會發現 it它 in contracts在合約, court judgments法院判決, official letters公文信件 and和 customer-service apologies客服道歉信裡: ‘an expeditious resolution of the matter’「快速有效地解決這件事」, ‘the expeditious handling of your claim’「迅速有效地處理您的申訴」
There is a small feeling difference worth knowing: 'quick' is about the clock, while 'expeditious' suggests efficient, speed by someone whose job it is to get it done. Because it is so formal, it can also sound defensive — a company that promises 'expeditious action' is often a company that has been slow.
There is有 a small feeling difference一個小小的語感差異 worth knowing值得知道: ‘quick’ ‘quick’ is about是關於 the clock時鐘的, while而 ‘expeditious’ ‘expeditious’ suggests暗示 efficient, businesslike speed一種有效率、公事公辦的速度 by someone由某個人做出, whose job it is to get it done那是他份內該完成的事. Because因為 it它 is so formal這麼正式, it它 can also sound也可能聽起來 defensive帶有防衛意味 — a company一間公司 that promises承諾 ‘expeditious action’「迅速的行動」的公司 is often通常就是 a company一間公司 that has been slow之前一直很慢的
Note the spelling: expeditious, not 'expiditious', and the stress falls on the third part, ex-pe-DI-tious.
Note注意 the spelling拼法: expeditious expeditious, not不是 ‘expiditious’「expiditious」, and而且 the stress重音 falls on落在 the third part第三個音節, ex-pe-DI-tious ex-pe-DI-tious
組成從中古英文 expedycius,源自拉丁文 expedītus——ex(出去)+ pes(腳),字面是「腳被解開了」,也就是無牽絆、可以馬上動身,所以引申為「迅速俐落」。
同家族的字
- expeditionsame Latin expedīre 'to free the feet, get moving'
- expeditesame root — to make something happen faster
- expediencysame root, but drifted toward 'convenient rather than right'
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
expeditiousadj/ɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs/
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Fast, prompt, speedy.
- Near-synonym: expedited
- Our coachman and horses are so extremely expeditious!—I believe we drive faster than anybody.
- 2
Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.
- Near-synonym: expedited
- As they thus pressed forward, longing doubtless to exchange the easy curving line, which the sinuosities of the bay compelled them to adopt, for a straiter and more expeditious path, though less conformable to the line of beauty, Sir Arthur observed a human figure on the beach advancing to meet them.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。