ロングマン現代英英辞典よりmake-weightˈmake-weight /ˈmeɪkˌweɪt/ noun [countable]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTa person or thing that is not very important but is included so there is the right number of people or the right amount of somethingコーパスの例make-weight• Companies throw them in as enticingmake-weights in their employees' pay packets.• So what of the make-weights, as the presentationsuggests we consider them?
