套用

tou3 jung6

to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) · to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) · to borrow (a phrase)

Meanings

  1. to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context)
  2. to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation)
  3. to borrow (a phrase)
  4. (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)

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