单词 | schematic |
释义 | schematic (once / 28075 pages) adjn Use the adjective schematic to describe a drawing that's very simple and symbolic. That drawing your cousin made of a house with a pointy roof, smiling stick figures, and a round yellow sun? Very schematic. The word schematic can apply to ideas as well as drawings. In this case, schematic describes an overly simple interpretation of something complex, like a work of literature or a detailed plan for social change. Think of it like the drawing of a boxy house and stick figures, only applied to ideas — it's an outline of something that may not capture all the important details. WORD FAMILYschematic: schematically, schematics+/schematise: schematisation, schematised, schematises, schematising/schematize: schematization, schematized, schematizes, schematizing/scheme: schematic, schematise, schematize, schemed, schemer, schemes, scheming/schemer: schemers/scheming: schemingly USAGE EXAMPLESThe film glimpses European fractures and follies through a personal story that remains as schematic and impersonal as a position paper. The New Yorker(Dec 21, 2016) “Citizen” proved to be weirdly schematic and highly fragmented. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) Coach Jay Gruden called those glaring weaknesses team, execution and schematic problems. Washington Times(Nov 30, 2016) 1adj represented in simplified or symbolic form Syn conventional, formal nonrepresentational of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature 2n diagram of an electrical or mechanical system Syn|Hypo|Hyper schematic drawing wiring diagram a schematic drawing of the wiring of an electrical system diagram a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts |
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