
好词典
源自15世纪的法语facile,来自拉丁语facilis(容易的),与facere(做)相关。
❶ 指事物过于简单或表面化,缺乏深度或实质性内容,常带有贬义,暗示没有经过认真思考或努力。
“His facile explanation didn't convince anyone.”
(他肤浅的解释没能说服任何人。)
“The book offers only a facile analysis of complex issues.”
(这本书对复杂问题只提供了肤浅的分析。)
❶ 指某人能够轻松完成某事,通常指技能或能力方面,但有时也暗示缺乏深度。
“She has a facile talent for languages.”
(她在语言方面有着轻松的天赋。)
“His facile fingers flew across the piano keys.”
(他灵活的手指在钢琴键上飞舞。)
facile victory — 指轻易获得的胜利,常暗示对手较弱或没有真正挑战。
“The team celebrated their facile victory over the weaker opponents.”
(球队庆祝他们轻松战胜了较弱的对手。)
facile assumption — 指未经深思熟虑就做出的简单假设,通常是不准确或过于简化的。
“We shouldn't make facile assumptions about people's motivations.”
(我们不应该对人们的动机做出草率的假设。)