schematic

模式的な、図式的な

各部分のつながりを示す図や模型に関する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with a plan or model that shows how parts of something fit together.

• The schematic diagram shows how the parts connect.
• We used a schematic model of the network.
• This schematic representation explains the structure clearly.

よく使う表現： schematic diagram, schematic representation, schematic model

図式的な、単純化しすぎた

複雑な内容を単純にしすぎたり、決まった型に当てはめたりする。

やさしい英語で： Showing a complicated subject in a way that is too simple or follows a fixed formula.

• The novel’s characters are rather schematic.
• His schematic analysis ignores the tensions within the group.
• Critics rejected this schematic account of social change.

類義語： simplistic, formulaic

反対語： nuanced

よく使う表現： schematic account, schematic analysis, schematic characters

概略的な、不完全な

細かな点を多く省き、大まかな筋道だけを示す。

やさしい英語で： Giving only a rough outline, with many details missing.

• The report offers a schematic description of events.
• Her notes were still schematic and incomplete.
• We received only a schematic outline of the proposal.

類義語： sketchy, rough, incomplete

反対語： detailed, complete

よく使う表現： schematic outline, schematic description, schematic sketch

回路図、模式図

線や記号を使って仕組みの働きを示す簡単な図。

やさしい英語で： A simple drawing that uses lines and symbols to show how a system works.

• The engineer drew a schematic of the circuit.
• These schematics show all the electrical connections.
• Can you read the schematic before repairing the radio?

類義語： diagram, circuit diagram

よく使う表現： circuit schematic, electrical schematic, read a schematic