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painless

UK //ˈpeɪnləs//US //ˈpeɪnləs//

词源

源自 pain(疼痛) + 后缀 -less(无),14世纪晚期进入英语。

adjective

❶ 形容某事不引起疼痛或不适,也可引申为轻松、不费力的过程。

“The dentist promised the procedure would be completely painless.”

(牙医保证这个治疗过程完全无痛。)

“Switching to the new software was surprisingly painless.”

(切换到新软件的过程出乎意料地轻松。)

同义词:comfortable, easy, effortless, untroublesome

常见短语

painless as — 用于强调某事物极其轻松或无痛苦,常与比喻搭配使用。

“The tutorial made programming painless as peeling a banana.”

(这个教程让编程变得像剥香蕉一样简单。)