释义 |
design /di-zīnˈ/ transitive verb- To draw
- To plan and execute artistically
- To form a plan of
- To contrive, invent
- To intend
- To set apart or destine
- To indicate (Shakespeare, Spenser, etc; obsolete)
noun- A drawing or sketch
- A plan in outline
- A plan or scheme formed in the mind
- Arrangement of form and appearance
- A plot
- Intention
ORIGIN: Fr désigner, from L dēsignāre, -ātum, from dē- off, and signum a mark designˈable adjective designedly /di-zīnˈid-li/ adverb - By design
- Intentionally
designˈer noun - A person who provides designs or patterns
- A draughtsman
- A plotter
- Someone who designs sets for plays, operas, films, etc
adjective- Of or relating to a designer
- Designed by (and bearing the name of) a known fashion designer
- Designed, created to follow the fashionable trend or image (loosely; slightly derogatory)
- Custom-made, for a specific purpose or effect
designˈful adjective Full of design designˈing adjective - Artful
- Scheming
- Working secretly for self-interest
noun The art of making designs or patterns designˈingly adverb designˈless adjective designˈment noun (obsolete) - The design or sketch of a work
- Intention, purpose, enterprise (Shakespeare), etc
design engineer noun A designer in engineering designer baby noun (informal) A child in whose conception genetic engineering techniques are used in order to assure specific genetic characteristics designer drug noun - A drug manufactured so as to produce the same (esp hallucinogenic or narcotic) effects as one already existing (esp one restricted or illegal), by modifying the contents
- A drug designed for a specific purpose
argument from design The argument for the existence of God from evidence of design in creation by design Intentionally have designs on To have plans to appropriate |