stripped-down
/ˌstrɪpt ˈdaʊn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌstrɪpt ˈdaʊn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstrip(t)-ˈdau̇n How to pronounce stripped-down (audio)/ (ame, mw)
stripped-down — adjective
1. describing a product, plan, or design that keeps only the parts needed to work,
describing a product, plan, or design that keeps only the parts needed to work, with extra detail, decoration, or features removed.
The startup released a stripped-down app for people with older phones.
stripped-down + app for fewer features
By midnight, the stage design was stripped-down but still looked beautiful.
predicative: be stripped-down
After the funding cut, the school shared a stripped-down budget with parents.
The cafe switched to a stripped-down menu during the kitchen repairs.
Nellie preferred the stripped-down dashboard because the large buttons were easier to find.
- minimal
stresses small amount or plain design, not always that features were removed.
- bare-bones
more informal and strongly suggests that only the essentials remain.
- simplified
neutral and broad; it can describe language or procedures as well as products.
- streamlined
often suggests greater efficiency, not just fewer details.
- elaborate
full of extra detail or decoration.
- full-featured
includes many tools or options, especially in products or software.
- comprehensive
covers many details instead of only the essentials.
文法句型
stripped-down + app
stripped-down + budget
stripped-down + menu
be stripped-down
用法筆記
Often used for versions, designs, budgets, or menus when extras have been removed on purpose. Distinguish this sense from the literal physical sense of taking something apart: here the item still functions, but in a simpler form.