Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Model, mock-up: A small-scale model or preliminary version of an object, design, or publication, created to visualize or test the final product before its actual production or construction.
   • Layout: Specifically in publishing and graphic design, it refers to a detailed plan or sample showing the arrangement of text and images for a printed page, book, or advertisement.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các kiến trúc sư đã tạo ra một ma-két bằng gỗ cho tòa nhà mới. (The architects created a wooden model for the new building.)
  • Chúng tôi cần phê duyệt ma-két của tờ rơi trước khi in. (We need to approve the layout of the flyer before printing.)
  • Họa sĩ đang trình bày ma-két cho bìa sách. (The artist is presenting the mock-up for the book cover.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vẽ ma-két": To draw/sketch a model or layout.
  • Công việc đầu tiên là vẽ ma-két cho toàn bộ dự án. (The first task is to draw the model for the entire project.)
• "Ma-két dựng sẵn": A pre-built/ready-made model or template.
  • Chúng tôi sử dụng một ma-két dựng sẵn để tiết kiệm thời gian. (We use a pre-built template to save time.)

Variants and Related Words

• Maquette (noun): The original French loanword, commonly used in art and architecture with the same meaning as "ma-két".
  • Bà ấy tạo ra một maquette bằng đất sét cho tác phẩm điêu khắc. (She created a clay maquette for the sculpture.)
• Mô hình (noun): Model, prototype. A more general Vietnamese term that can sometimes overlap with "ma-két", but often refers to a finished or functional scale model.
• Bản phác thảo (noun): Sketch, draft. Refers to an earlier, less detailed stage than a "ma-két".

Synonyms

• Model: A three-dimensional representation.
• Mock-up: A full-sized model used for demonstration, design evaluation, or promotion.
• Prototype: An original model on which something is patterned or a first, typical, or preliminary version.
• Layout: The way in which the parts of something are arranged or laid out, especially in graphic design.

Related Phrases

• Trình bày ma-két: To present a model/layout.
  • Nhóm thiết kế sẽ trình bày ma-két vào tuần tới. (The design team will present the mock-up next week.)
• Duyệt ma-két: To review/approve a model/layout.
  • Giám đốc nghệ thuật đang duyệt ma-két cuối cùng. (The art director is reviewing the final layout.)

Related Idioms

(This word is a technical term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)

noun

1. model