单词 | scheme |
释义 | scheme —schemeless, adj. —schemer, n. /skeem/, n. , v. , schemed, scheming. n. 1. a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project. 2. an underhand plot; intrigue. 3. a visionary or impractical project. 4. a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc.: a scheme of philosophy. 5. any system of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of its arrangement. 6. a plan, program, or policy officially adopted and followed, as by a government or business: The company's pension scheme is very successful. 7. an analytical or tabular statement. 8. a diagram, map, or the like. 9. an astrological diagram of the heavens. v.t. 10. to devise as a scheme; plan; plot; contrive. v.i. 11. to lay schemes; devise plans; plot. [1545-55; < ML schema (s. schemat-) < Gk schêma form, figure] Syn. 1, 6. See plan. 2. stratagem, cabal, conspiracy. 5. pattern, schema. 10. See plot1. |
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