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Sketching

“Sketching” 指用铅笔、炭笔等快速画出轮廓或草图,如 sketching a portrait(画肖像速写);在设计、产品领域也指粗略勾勒方案,如 sketching out a plan(草拟计划)或 sketching wireframes(画线框草图)。

  1. “She spent the afternoon sketching scenes by the river.” (她花了一下午在河边写生速写。)
  2. “We are sketching out the first version of the user flow.” (我们正在勾勒用户流程的第一版。)
  3. “He keeps sketching ideas in a notebook during meetings.” (开会时他总在笔记本上随手画点子。)

“Sketch” 源自荷兰语 schets 或意大利语 schizzo,最终来自希腊语 skhedios(即兴的、粗略的),强调快速、非终稿。

词干 sketch(动词/名词,素描、草图)+ “-ing” 表示正在绘制或构思的过程。

艺术课堂与工业设计里 sketching 是基础技能;科技语境中 sketching ideas 强调先粗后细、快速迭代。

  • 固定搭配: “sketching out” (草拟), “rough sketching” (粗略素描)
  • 原形: sketch
  • 名词: sketch, sketchbook
  • 形容词: sketchy

“sketch” 像快速 scratch(划)几笔——sketching 就是正在打草图、勾轮廓。

“While sketching the lobby mural, she was also sketching a backup plan in case the client changed the theme again.” (画大堂壁画草图时,她也在草拟备用方案,以防客户再改主题。)