make·shift /ˈmekˌʃɪft/
權宜之計,臨時代用品(a.)權宜的,臨時代用的
make·shift n. That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means.
I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. --G. Eliot.
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makeshift
adj : done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river
on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged
fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
[syn: improvised, jury-rigged]
n : something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
[syn: stopgap]