to scale
to scale — 慣用語
1. made or drawn with the same size relationship between parts as the original obje
按比例
按照實際物體的縮放比例製作或繪製
made or drawn with the same size relationship between parts as the original object, so that every part is reduced or enlarged by the same fixed amount.
Zuri built a model of the solar system to scale for her school project.
Zuri 為了學校的專題作業，製作了一個按比例縮放的太陽系模型。
build + model + to scale for showing exact proportions
This map is not drawn to scale, so the distances between towns may be wrong.
這張地圖沒有按比例繪製，所以城鎮之間的距離可能不準確。
negative: not drawn to scale; warning about accuracy
The architect checked that every wall in the miniature was to scale before cutting the wood.
建築師在切割木材前，先確認了縮小模型的每一面牆都是按比例製作的。
postpositive adjective: is / was to scale
Lukas bought a set of tiny furniture made to scale for his dollhouse.
Lukas 買了一套按比例縮小的迷你家具來佈置他的玩具屋。
For the art exhibition, Beatriz created a to-scale copy of her bedroom using cardboard.
為了藝術展，Beatriz 用厚紙板製作了一個按比例縮放的臥室複製品。
hyphenated premodifier: to-scale + noun
- draw to scale
- build to scale
- make to scale
- produce to scale
- a model to scale
- a drawing to scale
- a map to scale
- a replica to scale
- to-scale model
- to-scale drawing
- proportionally
adverb used more broadly; does not specifically describe drawings or models
- in proportion
slightly more informal, interchangeable in most contexts
- out of scale
direct opposite; the proportions are wrong
- not to scale
the common negative form, often seen on maps
文法句型
be drawn / built / made to scale
a model / drawing / map to scale
用法筆記
Commonly used after past participles (drawn, built, made) or after the verb be (is to scale, was to scale). When used directly before a noun, a hyphen is needed: a to-scale model. Frequently appears in the negative: not drawn to scale — a warning often seen on maps and technical drawings.