late 15c., originally nautical, "to fit with sails," probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish, Norwegian rigge "to equip," Swedish rigga "to rig, harness"), though these may be from English; perhaps ultimately from PIE *reig- "to bind." Slang meaning "to pre-arrange or tamper with results" is attested from 1938, perhaps a different word, from rig (n.) "a trick, swindle, scheme" (1775), earlier "sport, banter, ridicule" (1725), of unknown origin. Also there is rig (v.) "ransack" from 1560s, likewise of unknown origin. Related: Rigged; rigging.
rig (n.)
"distinctive arrangement of sails, masts, etc. on a ship," 1822, from rig (v.). Extended to costume, clothing outfit (1843); horse-drawn vehicle (1831), which led to sense of "truck, bus, etc." (1851); and apparatus for well-sinking (1875).
例文
1. Where are you going in that rig -out？
その格好でどこへ行くの？
2.The severe conditions hampered attempts to pull the vessel free of the rig .
悪天候のため、その船を掘削塔から引き離す努力は功を奏しにくい。
3.They had not found any evidence of a systematic attempt to rig the ballot.
彼らは投票を全面的に操作しようとしている証拠を発見しなかった。
4.Five oilmen were injured when a gas explosion shoook a North Sea oil rig yesterday.
北海の石油掘削塔で昨日ガス爆発が発生し、5人の石油労働者が負傷した。
5.It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.