Question of the Day #908

He was, however, a wizard with electrical machinery — especially the newly invented radar that he would jury-rig to help pilots better find their way home on dark, cloudy nights.

From the 5th paragraph of this article at Down To Earth.

  上記の文で、jury-rigの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "jury-rig" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

[他動] 〔有り合わせの物などで〕即席［応急・間に合わせ］の～を作る、〔～の〕代用とする

Jerry-rigと書く場合もありますが、それは間違った綴りです。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to erect, construct, or arrange in a makeshift fashion

 

Examples

• The survivors of the wreck jury-rigged some fishing gear.
• His boss was mad because someone jury rigged the siren.
• It could be used in a jury-rigged windmill to generate electricity. - The Sun (2014)
• Everyone in the neighborhood was so full of their own cleverness at having jury-rigged a solution to the Tap-Out. - Dry
• This is something I've done a few times before, but never with a jury-rigged mess like this. - The Martian

   

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