
名词 (n.) 迅速、敏捷;指做事快速而有效率的特质。
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We appreciate the expeditiousness of your response.
我们感谢您回复的迅速。
The expeditiousness with which the rescue team mobilized after the earthquake saved countless lives and earned them widespread praise.
地震发生后,救援队集结的迅速挽救了无数生命,也赢得了广泛的赞誉。
该词源自拉丁语 expeditus,意为"不受阻碍的、轻装的",由前缀 **ex-**(出)和 pes/pedis(脚)构成,字面意思是"把脚从束缚中解放出来",引申为行动迅速、不受羁绊。拉丁语动词 expedire 进入英语后演变为形容词 expeditious(迅速的),再加上后缀 -ness 构成名词 expeditiousness,表示"迅速高效的品质"。