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make·shift
/ˈmekˌʃɪft/
權宜之計,臨時代用品(
a
.)權宜的,臨時代用的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
]
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