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源自 over-(过度) + simplification(简化),最早出现在19世纪。
❶ 指将复杂的事物或问题过度简化,忽略了其中的细节或复杂性,导致理解或解释不准确。
“Saying that poverty is caused by laziness is an oversimplification.”
(说贫穷是由懒惰引起的是一种过度简化。)
“The article's oversimplification of the issue led to misunderstandings.”
(文章对问题的过度简化导致了误解。)
an oversimplification of — 用于描述对某事物的过度简化,通常带有负面含义,表示忽略了复杂性。
“Describing climate change as just a natural cycle is an oversimplification of the facts.”
(将气候变化仅仅描述为自然循环是对事实的过度简化。)