套用 (tào yòng) — to apply mechanically; to copy without adaptation (a formula, template, phrasing)

Définition

Means to copy and apply a method, template, or formula without adapting it to a new context — a lazy or unthinking reuse. Carries a negative connotation of mechanical copying, unlike neutral "to apply/use" (e.g. 运用).

verb
to apply mechanicallyto copy without adaptation (a formula, template, phrasing)

Exemples

  • 套用
    Xiě zuò wén shí bú yào zhí jiē tào yòng bié rén de jù zi.
    Don't just parrot other people's sentences when writing essays.
  • 套用
    Zhè ge fāng àn bù néng tào yòng qù nián de mú bǎn, xū yào chóng xīn shè jì.
    This plan can't mechanically apply last year's template; it needs to be redesigned.
  • 套用
    Tā zhī huì tào yòng gù dìng gōng shì, yù dào xīn wèn tí jiù bú huì le.
    He can only slavishly apply fixed formulas; when he encounters new problems he's lost.

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