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)。
- “She spent the afternoon sketching scenes by the river.” (她花了一下午在河边写生速写。)
- “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。)
- “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。)