单词 | basic |
释义 | basic1/ˈbeɪsɪk /adjective 1Forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental: certain basic rules must be obeyed the laying down of arms is basic to the agreement...
Synonyms fundamental, rudimentary, primary, principal, cardinal, chief, elementary, elemental, root; central, pivotal, critical, key, focal, salient, staple; essential, quintessential, bare-bones, stripped down, cut down, vital, necessary, indispensable, foundational, intrinsic, underlying, ingrained 1.1Offering or constituting the minimum required without elaboration or luxury: the food was good, if a bit basic...
Synonyms lowest, bottom, starting, ground, undermost; without commission plain, simple, unsophisticated, straightforward, adequate, unadorned, undecorated, unornamented, without frills; spartan, sparse, stark, severe, austere, limited, meagre, rudimentary, patchy, sketchy, minimal; modest, ordinary, unpretentious, unostentatious, unfussy, homely, homespun; rough, rough and ready, rough-hewn, crude, makeshift; restrained, muted informal bog-standard 1.2Common to or required by everyone; primary and ineradicable or inalienable: basic human rights...
2 Chemistry Having the properties of a base, or containing a base; having a pH above 7: these salts yield basic solutions comparable in strength with the mineral alkalis...
2.1 Geology (Of rock, especially lava) relatively poor in silica: a coarse-grained, basic, plutonic rock...
2.2 Metallurgy Relating to or denoting steel-making processes involving lime-rich refractories and slags.The refractories for casting a basic substance are used for ladles, tundishes, vacuum degasing furnaces, mixers, and the like....
noun (basics) informal 1The essential facts or principles of a subject or skill: I learnt the basics of programming on a course teachers are going back to basics to encourage pupils to learn English...
Synonyms fundamentals, essentials, rudiments, principles, first principles, foundations, preliminaries, groundwork; essence, basis, core, kernel, nub, marrow, meat, crux, bedrock; facts, hard facts, practicalities, realities; Latin sine qua non informal nitty-gritty, brass tacks, nuts and bolts, ABC 1.1Essential food and other supplies: people are facing a shortage of basics like flour...
OriginMid 19th century: from base1 + -ic. BASIC2/ˈbeɪsɪk /noun [mass noun] A simple high-level computer programming language that uses familiar English words, designed for beginners and formerly used widely. Origin1960s: acronym from Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. |
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