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plain

UK //pleɪn//US //pleɪn//

词源

源自拉丁语 'planus',意为平坦或简单,后经古法语 'plain' 进入英语。

adjective

❶ 形容事物简单、朴素,没有装饰或复杂的设计。常用于描述衣物、风格或外观。

“She wore a plain black dress to the party.”

(她穿了一件朴素的黑色连衣裙去参加派对。)

“The walls were painted in plain white.”

(墙壁被漆成了简单的白色。)

❶ 形容事情或话语清楚、直接,没有隐藏或复杂的含义。

“He made his intentions plain to everyone.”

(他向所有人清楚地表明了自己的意图。)

“The instructions were written in plain language.”

(这些说明是用简单易懂的语言写的。)

同义词:simple, unadorned, clear, straightforward

noun

❶ 指平坦开阔的土地,通常没有树木或建筑物,如草原或平原。

“The vast plains stretched for miles.”

(广阔的平原绵延数英里。)

“They traveled across the Great Plains.”

(他们穿越了大平原。)

同义词:grassland, prairie, flatland

常见短语

plain and simple — 用于强调某事非常简单或直接,没有任何复杂之处。

“The answer is plain and simple: you need to work harder.”

(答案很简单:你需要更加努力。)

in plain sight — 形容某物或某人非常明显,容易被看到或注意到。

“The keys were right there in plain sight, but I still couldn't find them.”

(钥匙明明就在眼前,但我还是找不到。)