Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated.
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design [dɪ'zaɪn] 词频1 词根: sign
vt.& vi. 设计;绘制; vt. 设计;计划;企图;决意(做); n. 设计;图案;结构;计划; vi. 设计略图;(为工艺品、装潢项目等)设计;当设计师;构思;
💡 de使…成为,加强+sign做标志→设计,计划
"I've made a few adjustments to the design."
我已对设计作了几处调整。
近义:apportionment, distribution, division, allotment, ideate, invent
simple ['sɪmpl] 词频1
adj. 简单的;单纯的;易受骗的;天真的; n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行为;出身低微者;
💡 sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→简单的;朴素的;单纯的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室
近义:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile 反义:arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
complicated ['kɑmplɪketɪd] 词频2 词根: com
adj. 结构复杂的;混乱的,麻烦的; v. 使复杂化( complicate的过去式);
💡 com全部+plic重叠+ate表动词+d=ed…的 → complicate全部重叠在一起=复杂+d=ed…的 →复杂的
"The instructions look very complicated."
这说明书看起来很难懂。
近义:difficult, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, muddled 反义:simple, uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, facile
aesthetics [i:s'θetiks]
n. 美学;美术理论;审美学;美的哲学;
"Sometimes, of course, our markings may be simply a matter of aesthetics."
当然, 有时我们的标点符号也许只是个审美的问题.
近义:esthetics

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