stop-gap

stop-gap — 名詞

1. something that is used for a short time as a quick, imperfect solution while you

1.名詞B2
釋義

權宜之計

臨時使用的應急替代方案

something that is used for a short time as a quick, imperfect solution while you wait for the proper or permanent thing to become available

例句

Adisa nailed a plank over the window as a stop-gap until the repair crew arrived.

Adisa 在破掉的窗戶上釘了一塊木板，當作權宜之計直到維修人員抵達。

as a stop-gap until [event]

The old accounting software was only a stop-gap while the company developed a proper system.

舊的會計軟體只是權宜之計，等待公司開發一套適當的系統。

only a stop-gap while [process]

常見搭配
  • stop-gap measure
  • stop-gap solution
  • stop-gap arrangement
  • stop-gap funding
  • stop-gap appointment
  • serve as a stop-gap
  • act as a stop-gap
  • merely a stop-gap
  • only a stop-gap
同義詞
  • makeshift

    stronger focus on poor quality or rough construction; suggests something built from whatever is available

  • temporary solution

    more neutral and descriptive; less idiomatic

  • expedient

    more formal; emphasises convenience over quality

  • band-aid solution

    informal; suggests the fix barely covers the problem

反義詞

文法句型

stop-gap + noun (modifier) | a stop-gap (alone)

用法筆記

Stop-gap is most commonly used as a modifier before a noun (stop-gap measure, stop-gap solution) or after the verbs "be" or "serve as".

常見錯誤

The emergency funding was just a stop gap.
The emergency funding was just a stop-gap.
Stop-gap is hyphenated as a compound; the two-word form ‘stop gap’ is non-standard. (American English also accepts the one-word form ‘stopgap’.)

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常用片語

  • serve as a stop-gap
  • act as a stop-gap
  • as a stop-gap