English Dictionary

seat-of-the-pants

形容詞

アメリカ英語 慣用表現 比較不可

(chiefly US, idiomatic) Done by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique.

日本語の意味

計画的な準備や注意深い検討をせず、直感や経験に基づいて物事を行うこと。 / 考慮や計画なく、試行錯誤や推測によって進めるやり方。

We relied on a seat-of-the-pants strategy to get the prototype working before the deadline.

締め切り前にプロトタイプを動かすために、私たちは手探りの戦略に頼った。

意味（1）

(chiefly US, idiomatic) Done by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique.

The new pension-fund managers are an eclectic group, displaying a spectrum of styles and strategies. Some rely chiefly on computers and charts, while others are more likely to trust their seat-of-the-pants judgment.