plot — 英語辞典

名詞

1. The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

   同義語

   storyline

   例文

   その他の例文 (1)

   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.

2. An area or land used for building on or planting on.

   同義語

   parcel

3. A grave.

   例文

   He's buried in the family plot.

4. A ground plan, map; a nautical chart.

5. A sketch or outline detailing the arrangement of something; a plan.

6. A synopsis of a literary work.

7. A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.

   同義語

   scheme

   例文

   I was told to fly out on a vector of 100 degrees to meet a strong plot of aircraft 30 miles from the coast.

8. A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.

   同義語

   conspiracyintriguemachinationscheme

   例文

   The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.

   The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.

   その他の例文 (2)

   I have o'erheard a plot of death.

   O, think what anxious moments pass between / The birth of plots and their last fatal periods!

9. Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.

   例文

   a man of much plot

10. Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.

    例文

    And when Christ saith, Who marries the divorced commits adultery, it is to be understood, if he had any plot in the divorce.

11. A plan; a purpose.

    同義語

    design

    例文

    no other plot in their religion but serve God and save their souls

12. Attractive physical attributes of a fictional character; assets.

    用法

    • euphemistic
    • 俗語

    例文

    Actor X has some great plot near the end of E07.

動詞

1. To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).

   用法

   • 自動詞
   • 他動詞

   例文

   They had plotted a robbery.

   They were plotting against the king.

2. To trace out (a graph or diagram).

   用法

   • 他動詞

   例文

   They plotted the number of edits per day.

3. To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).

   用法

   • 他動詞

   例文

   Every five minutes they plotted their position.

   This treatise plotteth down Cornwall as it now standeth.

名詞

1. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

   同義語

   secret plangame

   上位語

   schemestrategy

   例文

   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

   同義語

   plot of landplot of groundpatch

   上位語

   tractpiece of landpiece of groundparcel of landparcel

   例文

   a bean plot

   a cabbage patch

   その他の例文 (1)

   a briar patch

3. the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.

   上位語

   story

   例文

   the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal

4. a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object

   上位語

   chartgraph

動詞

1. plan secretly, usually something illegal

   上位語

   plan

   例文

   They plotted the overthrow of the government

2. make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

   同義語

   diagram

   上位語

   draw

3. make a plot of

   同義語

   plat

   上位語

   map

   例文

   Plat the town

4. devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)

   上位語

   planprojectcontrivedesign

   例文

   the writer is plotting a new novel