expediency GRE

The government is torn between principle and expediency.

政府在原则与权宜之间难于抉择。

It tends to be disposed of by adding moral coloration to actions that are really motivated by expediency, and an expediential coloration to actions that are motivated by moral and humanitarian values.

它倾向于增德著色（色彩）来处置，是真正被权宜之计所激发的行动，而一个权宜之计的著色（色彩）是由德和人的价值所激发的行动。