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Picture a small, marked-out patch of ground — its edges , its shape laid out on the earth. From 'a piece of ground you have plotted out' grow two directions: physically marking points and lines on a map or chart, and figuratively laying out a hidden scheme or the laid-out shape of a story. The common thread is something carefully MARKED OUT and arranged.
可以想成一小塊被「圈出來、釘好邊界」的土地——它的範圍被量好、形狀被畫在地面上。從「一塊你規劃、標示出來的地」這個畫…更多收起
可以想成一小塊被「圈出來、釘好邊界」的土地——它的範圍被量好、形狀被畫在地面上。從「一塊你規劃、標示出來的地」這個畫面，可以往兩個方向長：一是實實在在地在地圖、圖表上標點、畫線，二是抽象地「布局」出一個暗中安排的計謀，或一個故事被鋪排出來的走向。共同的線索是：把某樣東西仔細地「標示、安排出來」。原始詞典資料15 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。
plotnoun/plɒt/
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human-scienceslinguisticsnarratologyThe course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- If the plot or intrigue must be natural, and such as springs from the subject, then the winding up of the plot must be a probable consequence of all that went before.
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An area or land used for building on or planting on.
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A grave.
- He's buried in the family plot.
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A ground plan, map; a nautical chart.
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A sketch or outline detailing the arrangement of something; a plan.
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A synopsis of a literary work.
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A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
- I was told to fly out on a vector of 100 degrees to meet a strong plot of aircraft 30 miles from the coast.
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A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
- The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.
- The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.
另外 4 個記錄的用法
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Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
- a man of much plot
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Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
- And when Christ saith, Who marries the divorced commits adultery, it is to be understood, if he had any plot in the divorce.
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A plan; a purpose.
- no other plot in their religion but serve God and save their souls
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slanglifestyleAttractive physical attributes of a fictional character; assets.
- Actor X has some great plot near the end of E07.
plotverb/plɒt/
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To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
- They had plotted a robbery.
- They were plotting against the king.
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To trace out (a graph or diagram).
- They plotted the number of edits per day.
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To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
- Every five minutes they plotted their position.
- This treatise plotteth down Cornwall as it now standeth.
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。