plot
- n. 情節(jié)；圖；陰謀
- vt. 密謀；繪圖；劃分；標繪
- vi. 密謀；策劃；繪制
- n. (Plot)人名；(捷)普洛特；(法)普洛
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
來自古英語plot,小塊土地，詞源不詳?？赡軄碜訮IE*pele,放平，展開，詞源同plan,plate 引 申詞義規(guī)劃，布局，后詞義貶義化，用于指密度，陰謀。
英英釋意
- 1. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal);
- "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"
- "I saw through his little game from the start"
- 2. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation;
- "a bean plot"
- "a cabbage patch"
- "a briar patch"
- 3. the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.;
- "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
- 4. a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
英文詞源
- plot
- plot: [11] Two separate and unrelated words have come together to form modern English plot. The earlier was late Old English plot, a term of unknown origin which denoted ‘a(chǎn)rea of ground’ (as in a ‘plot of land’). This subsequently developed to ‘ground plan’ and ‘diagram’, which formed the basis of ‘set of events in a story’ (first recorded in the 17th century). The other ancestor was Old French complot ‘secret scheme’ (also of unknown origin), which was originally borrowed into English in the 16th century as complot, but soon lost its prefix com-, no doubt under the influence of the already existing noun plot.
- plot (v.)
- 1580s, "to lay plans for" (usually with evil intent); 1590s in the literal sense of "to make a map or diagram," from plot (n.). Related: Plotted; plotter; plotting.
- plot (n.)
- Old English plot "small piece of ground," of unknown origin. Sense of "ground plan," and thus "map, chart" is 1550s; that of "a secret, plan, scheme" is 1580s, probably by accidental similarity to complot, from Old French complot "combined plan," of unknown origin, perhaps a back-formation from compeloter "to roll into a ball," from pelote "ball." Meaning "set of events in a story" is from 1640s. Plot-line (n.) attested from 1957.
同義詞辨析
draft, outline, diagram, plot, sketch, blueprint
這些詞既可作動詞也可作名詞用，作動詞時均有"繪制"之意；作名詞時都含"草圖"之意。
draft： 用作動詞時指按準確比例設(shè)計或打樣；作名詞時專指精確的草圖或草案。
outline： 主要給出事物要點或輪廓，強調(diào)簡化了的整體。
diagram： 側(cè)重指用圖形、圖表等來說明。
plot： 可與draft和diagram換用，但側(cè)重于表示具體的點、面、部分或目標，從而使相互關(guān)系以及和整體的關(guān)系得以明確。
sketch： 指用圖、模型或語言描述來表示某一事物的整體情況。
blueprint： 主要指繪制藍圖或制定綱領(lǐng)或規(guī)劃。這個詞引申用來指詳細而具體的行動計劃。
plan, design, plot, scheme, project, blueprint, programme
這些名詞均含"計劃"之意。
plan： 最普通常用詞，多指事先經(jīng)過較充分的準備或考慮后制定的計劃，也可指非決定性的打算或設(shè)想。
design： 側(cè)重指按照目標、目的意向，根據(jù)固定格式精心作出的計劃或安排。
plot： 主要指為實現(xiàn)某一陰謀而擬定秘密的計劃。
scheme： 普通用詞，比plan更強調(diào)計劃的通盤籌劃和某些細節(jié)的精心安排。在現(xiàn)代英語中，常用于指陰謀詭計。
project： 多指由個人或集體為進行某項工作或完成某一項較大的任務(wù)，而制定的計劃方案或設(shè)想。
blueprint： 從本義藍圖，引申指詳細而具體的行動計劃。
programme： 使用廣泛，既可指思想上的計劃，又可指任何形式的書面計劃或規(guī)劃。
考試真題
- They also took terms in watering, weeding and maintaining the plot.
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
- On the flip side, companies like Virgin Galactic are plotting a bottom-up assault on the space dream by making it a reality to the public.
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
- Extreme weather and reckless development arc plotting against the rain forest in ways that scientists have never seen.
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
- Yes, you must, really, if you're writing the classical detective story, because it must be so carefully plotted and so carefully clued.
出自-2010年12月聽力原文
- A line graph looks similar to a bar graph, but instead of bars, it plots points and connects them with a line.
2015年高考英語浙江卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文
- For example, evolutionary psychology is being used by literary scholars to explain the long-lasting themes and plot devices in fiction.
2015年高考英語重慶卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文
- If the plot, characters, or word usage is confusing for you, likely won't be able to remember what you read.
2017年高考英語浙江卷（11月） 閱讀理解 七選五 原文
- Dickens crafted complex plots and striking characters that capture the panorama of English society.
出自-2017年考研閱讀原文
詞組搭配
lose the plot
(informal)lose one's ability to understand or cope with what is happening
(非正式)喪失理解能力，無能為力
many people believe that he is feeling the strain or has lost the plot.
許多人認為他正經(jīng)歷巨大壓力或者已經(jīng)無能為力了。
the plot thickens
many people believe that he is feeling the strain or has lost the plot.
許多人認為他正經(jīng)歷巨大壓力或者已經(jīng)無能為力了。
實用場景例句
- a conventional plot about love and marriage
- 傳統(tǒng)的婚戀故事情節(jié)
牛津詞典
- The book is well organized in terms of plot.
- 這本書的故事布局十分嚴謹。
牛津詞典
- She bought a small plot of land to build a house on.
- 她買了一小塊地蓋房子。
牛津詞典
- a vegetable plot
- 一塊菜圃
牛津詞典
- They were accused of plotting against the state.
- 他們被指控陰謀叛亂。
牛津詞典
- Military officers were suspected of plotting a coup.
- 人們懷疑軍方在策劃政變。
牛津詞典
- They were plotting to overthrow the government.
- 他們在密謀顛覆政府。
牛津詞典
- The earthquake centres had been plotted on a world map.
- 地震震中均被標示在一張世界地圖上。
牛津詞典
- We carefully plotted each patient's response to the drug on a chart.
- 我們仔細繪出了每個病人對這種藥物反應(yīng)的圖表。
牛津詞典
- First, plot the temperature curve on the graph.
- 首先，在圖表上繪出溫度曲線來。
牛津詞典
- a tightly-plotted thriller
- 情節(jié)絲絲入扣的驚險刺激小說
牛津詞典
- Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government...
- 安全部隊揭露了一起推翻政府的陰謀。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He was responding to reports of an assassination plot against him.
- 他正就有關(guān)針對他的暗殺陰謀的報道作出回應(yīng)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government...
- 檢方在審判中指稱被告密謀推翻政府。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The military were plotting a coup...
- 軍方正在策劃一場政變。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Yesterday's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party...
- 昨天的會議旨在制訂使該黨能夠繼續(xù)存在下去的策略。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- For the next five years she plotted her career.
- 她規(guī)劃了自己今后5年的職業(yè)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I thought that I'd buy myself a small plot of land and build a house on it...
- 我想我該給自己買一小塊地，在上面建一座房子。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The bottom of the garden was given over to vegetable plots.
- 花園的盡頭留作了菜地。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- We plot about eight points on the graph.
- 我們在圖表上繪制出大約8個點的曲線。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- We were trying to plot the course of the submarine.
- 我們試圖標繪出潛艇的航線圖。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- They used a computer to plot the movements of everyone in the building.
- 他們使用了一臺計算機繪制這座建筑里每個人的活動圖表。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The Tories have lost the plot on law and order.
- 保守黨人在治安問題上不知所措。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He exposed the plot to the police.
- 他向警察揭發(fā)這個陰謀.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- He roughly outlined the plot of the opera.
- 他粗略地概述了歌劇的情節(jié).
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The general is accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government.
- 將軍被指控縱容一個顛覆政府的陰謀.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The plot has fallen through.
- 陰謀破產(chǎn)了.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》