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Picture working out in advance how something will be made — and putting that plan down on paper. 'Design' is that whole arc: the planning, the drawing that captures it, the worked-out shape that results, and (more abstractly) the intention behind an act. At heart it's a purpose held in the mind and then given a concrete form.

可以想成：事先把一樣東西要怎麼做想清楚，再把這個盤算畫到紙上。design 就是這整段過程——盤算、把盤算畫出來的圖…更多收起可以想成：事先把一樣東西要怎麼做想清楚，再把這個盤算畫到紙上。design 就是這整段過程——盤算、把盤算畫出來的圖、最後成形的構造，以及（更抽象地）一個行為背後的意圖。骨子裡是：心裡先有一個用意，再讓它變成看得見的形狀。

原始詞典資料12 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

designnoun/dɪˈzaɪn/

  • 1

    A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.

    • The Wikilambda developers charmingly admit that they are not very experienced in language design.
  • 2

    A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.

    • The initial design of the park was rejected for being too expensive.
    • Where it had been left hundreds of years ago, / Extract from the depth, is but a setting sun, / Paradise is scarce in this light that won’t shine, / What is our earthly task, but a worthy design?
  • 3

    A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.

    • We're working on some new designs for our range of summer shirts
  • 4

    The composition of a work of art.

  • 5

    Intention or plot.

    • We have designs on winning the league next season.
    • To be hateful of the truth by design.
  • 6

    The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.

    • He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings. The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site.
  • 7

    The art of designing

    • Danish furniture design is world-famous.

designverb/dɪˈzaɪn/

  • 1

    To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).

    • comments designed to chip away at my self-esteem
    • He always designs gaming laptops from 4:00 pm to 1:00 am.
  • 2

    obsoleteTo plan (to do something).

    • The king designed to mount an expedition to the New World.
  • 3

    obsoleteTo assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate.

    • he looks not below the Moon, but hath designed the regiment of sublunary affairs unto inferiour deputations.
    • He was designed to the study of the law.
  • 4

    obsoleteTo mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.

  • 5

    To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.

    • We shall see / Justice design the victor's chivalry.
    • Meet me to-morrow where the master / And this fraternity shall design.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。