jerry-built
/ˈdʒerɪbɪlt/adjective
- badly or hastily built with materials of poor quality偷工减料建成的; 仓促建成的。
派生词
jerry-builder
nounjerry-building
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: origin unknown; sometimes said to be from the name of a firm of builders in Liverpool, or to allude to the walls of Jericho, which fell down at the sound of Joshua's trumpets （Josh. 6:20）.