over-engineer
/ˌəʊ.vər.en.dʒɪˈnɪər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌoʊ.vɚ.en.dʒɪˈnɪr/ (ame, ipa)
over-engineer — 動詞
- over-engineerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- over-engineers3rd person singular
- over-engineering-ing form
- over-engineeredpast simple
1. to make a product, system, or process more complex and feature-heavy than it nee
過度設計
把東西做得太複雜或功能過多
to make a product, system, or process more complex and feature-heavy than it needs to be, so it becomes harder to use or less useful
Marta over-engineered the coffee app by adding twelve screens for one order.
Marta 把咖啡點餐 App 過度設計，只點一杯也要經過十二個畫面。
over-engineer + product by adding unnecessary features
The team over-engineered the lock, and customers could not open it quickly.
團隊把那把鎖過度設計了，結果顧客無法很快打開。
result: extra complexity makes the product harder to use
Christopher warned us not to over-engineer a form people finish in two minutes.
Christopher 提醒我們，不要把兩分鐘就能填完的表單過度設計。
A simple bike rack was over-engineered with sensors nobody needed.
原本簡單的腳踏車架被過度設計，裝上了沒人需要的感應器。
Ramon tends to over-engineer small projects instead of testing a basic version first.
Ramon 常把小專案過度設計，而不是先測試基本版本。
- overdesign
the closest term, especially in product, industrial, and system design
- overcomplicate
broader and can describe explanations, rules, or conversations, not only designed things
- overbuild
focuses more on making something physically larger, heavier, or stronger than needed
- gold-plate
an informal business or engineering term for adding costly extras beyond the real need
- simplify
focuses on removing unnecessary parts or steps
- streamline
emphasizes making a product or process more efficient and easier to use
文法句型
over-engineer + product/system/process
be over-engineered
用法筆記
Usually takes a product, process, system, or plan as its object. It is often critical in tone and suggests that extra features or steps create trouble instead of improving the result.