词汇 | back to basics |
释义 | Idiom back to basics returned to the main principles of something.She got back to basics on her last album, using just a guitar and piano to produce some wonderful music. Usage notes: often used with go or get, as in the example Etymology: based on the idea of learning the basics in school(= reading, writing, addition, subtraction) back to basicsReturning to the fundamental aspects of something. Since you're struggling to play chords, let's get back to basics and look at the notes on the scale. back to basicsreturn to basic instruction; start the learning process over again. Class, you seem to have forgotten the simplest of facts, so it's back to basics for the first week of classes. back to basicsBack to fundamental principles, as in The plans are much too elaborate; to stay in our budget we have to get back to basics. At first this term was used mainly for schooling that stresses proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics (also see three R's), but it quickly was transferred to other areas. [1970s] back to basicsabandoning complication and sophistication to concentrate on the most essential aspects of something.Back to basics is often used to suggest the moral superiority of the plain and simple, as in a speech made in 1993 by the British Conservative leader John Major , who spearheaded the government's campaign for the regeneration of basic family and educational values in the 1990s. |
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