jackleg如何读

英:['dʒækleg]

美:['dʒækˌleg]

jackleg是什么意思

  • adj.未成熟的;不正直的;代用的

jackleg英英释义

adjective

characterized by unscrupulousness, dishonesty, or lack of professional standards

a jackleg lawyer

lacking skill or training : amateur

a jackleg carpenter

designed as a temporary expedient : makeshift

jackleg词源英文解释

jack >entry 1 + -leg (as in blackleg)

The first known use of jackleg was in 1833

jackleg 例句

1 a toolshed that can be built by any jackleg carpenter who's capable of hitting a nail without smashing his thumb

2 he did such a jackleg installation of that door frame that now the door won't shut

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