makeshift

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
    — And I am not a model clergyman—only a decent makeshift.
  2. A rogue; a shifty person. obsolete
    — Greene the coneycatcher, of this dream the author, / For his dainty devise deserveth the halter. / A rakehell, a makeshift, a scribbling fool; / A famous bayard in city and school: / Now sick as a dog, and ever brain-sick, / Where such a raving and desperate Dick?
形容词 adj.
  1. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
    — They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.

词形变化

makeshifts plural make-shift alternative make shift alternative more makeshift comparative most makeshift superlative make-shift alternative make shift alternative makeshifts plural make-shift alternative make shift alternative

词源

词源 1
Deverbal from make shift. First appears c. 1554, in the publications of H. Hilarie.
词源 2
1560s. From make + shift.
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