英:[ˈpleɪnli]
美:[ˈpleɪnli]
英:[ˈpleɪnli]
美:[ˈpleɪnli]
adv.
明显地,清楚地
简单地
朴素地
平坦地
词根:plain
adj.plain 平的;简单的;朴素的;清晰的
adv.plain 清楚地;平易地
n.plain 平原;无格式;朴实无华的东西
plainness 明白;平坦;正直;平坦度
adjective
lacking ornament : undecorated
free of extraneous matter : pure
free of impediments to view : unobstructed
evident to the mind or senses : obvious
it's perfectly plain that they will resist
marked by outspoken candor : free from duplicity or subtlety : blunt
plain talk
belonging to the masses : common
lacking special distinction or affectation : ordinary
characterized by simplicity : not complicated
plain home-cooked meals
lacking beauty or ugliness
archaic even, level
noun
an extensive area of level or rolling treeless country
a broad unbroken expanse
something free from artifice, ornament, or extraneous matter
adverb (1)
in a plain manner : without obscurity or ambiguity
saw them clearly and told you plain—Amer. Documentation
adverb (2)
absolutely sense 1a
plain wrong
verb
intransitive verb
complain
14世纪晚期,“坦率地,坦白地; 毫无疑问,真正地; 以清晰明确的方式; 简单地,直截了当地”,源自 plain(形容词)+ -ly(2)。意思是“简单,节俭”的含义来自于1560年代。
Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin planum, from neuter of planus flat, plain — more at floor Adverb (2) partly from Middle English plein entire, complete, from Anglo-French, full, from Latin plenus; partly from plain >entry 3 — more at full Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French pleindre, plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament — more at plaint
The first known use of plain was in the 14th century
plaintiveadjective
showing or expressing sorrow : mournful, sad
a plaintive sigh
plaintiveadjective
showing or expressing sorrow : mournful, sad
a plaintive sigh
plaintiffnoun
the complaining party in a lawsuit
plaintnoun
a crying out : wail
protest entry 1, complaint
plainspokenadjective
speaking or spoken frankly
plainsongnoun
a chant of worship sung in various Christian ceremonies
plainsmannoun
a person who lives on the plains
Plainsadjective
of or relating to Indigenous people of the Great Plains or to their culture
plain1 of 4noun
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
plain2 of 4adjective
having no pattern or decoration
her dress was plain
free of added or extra matter : pure
a glass of plain water
open and clear to the sight
in plain view
clear to the mind
your meaning was plain
frank, blunt
plain speaking
of common or average accomplishments or position : ordinary
plain people
not complicated or hard to do
plain sewing
neither ugly nor beautiful
plain3 of 4adverb
in a plain or simple manner
plain4 of 4adverb
to a complete degree : totally
were plain overcome by all the problems
plain1 of 4noun
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
plain2 of 4adjective
having no pattern or decoration
her dress was plain
free of added or extra matter : pure
a glass of plain water
open and clear to the sight
in plain view
clear to the mind
your meaning was plain
frank, blunt
plain speaking
of common or average accomplishments or position : ordinary
plain people
not complicated or hard to do
plain sewing
neither ugly nor beautiful
plain3 of 4adverb
in a plain or simple manner
plain4 of 4adverb
to a complete degree : totally
were plain overcome by all the problems
1 The mountain tops are plainly visible from the village.
自该村望去,群山之巅清晰可见。
2 "My men will sleep in your stable, and as for myself, well, I do not require a large room, as you can plainly see."
3 Don't mince matters , but speak plainly.
不要含糊其词, 有话就直说吧.
4 She was plainly dressed and wore no make-up.
她衣着朴素,粉黛不施。
5 However, while every one of Dobby’s strange collection of garments was so clean and well cared for that it looked brand- new, Winky was plainly not taking care of her clothes at all.
6 It was on the third or fourth occasion of my going out walking in the Temple Gardens leaning on Joe’s arm, that I saw this change in him very plainly.
7 I see that plainly when I look at my parents.
8 Few of our political leaders are willing to talk plainly and honestly about the emergency facing the country.
我们的政治领导人没有几个愿意开诚布公地谈论国家所面对的紧急情况。
9 ‘What am I to do then?’ he cried again, and now he seemed plainly to know the hard answer: see it through.
10 In high school, she struggled in the adolescent competition for boyfriends in a world of football games and proms, a world where her looks were plainly uncommon.
11 One close friend, the young lawyer Clifford R. Hope, Jr., had spoken plainly: “Do you know what’s happening to you, Al? Do you realize you never talk about anything else?”
12 Existing options—finicky KVM switches, den-devouring desks with enough space for two computers, and just plain emailing stuff to yourself—leave a lot to be desired.
13 Plainly here were two souls with but a single thought.
显然,这里的两个人都只有一个想法。
14 Although there was no moon that night, it was clear, the sky was bright and I could see the road plainly.
15 “Your father was a god,” she said plainly.
16 Yet some of his examples plainly arose from his own misconceptions.
17 It was clear weather and we could see the hills plainly enough.
18 She dressed plainly and modestly, spurned every extravagance, and never turned down the chance to put money in the bank.
19 Then Wang Lung said to her plainly, “Will you sell the land for gold or for silver or for jewels?”
20 “The point I wish plainly to bring before you on this occasion, is the individuality of each human soul,” Stanton said.
1 毫不隐瞒
2 率直
spadish open easy round straight flat transparent straightforward outright up-front expansive downright pointed Frank candid plump childlike unequivocal flat-out burly foursquare point-blank unreserved unvarnished heart-to-heart ingenuous straight-out shirt-sleeve plain frankly openly candidly unreservedly ingenuously straightforwards freedom candor directness earthiness straightness candour bluntness plain dealing open mind straight out open heart man to man
3 率直地
straight plain straightforward frankly openly outright plump candidly foursquare point-blank unreservedly ingenuously straightforwards straight out man to man
4 明摆着
5 清晰
clear green plain sharp distinct precise vivid defined legible clear-cut pellucid clearly precisely distinctly boldly vividly legibly precision clarity sharpness legibility clearness vividness crystal clear pure explicit ringing limpid slot into place fall into place
6 明显地
clearly dramatically notably expressly sharply decidedly eminently manifestly obvs obviously significantly evidently visibly
9 简单
simple short elementary straightforward primitive open-and-shut secco uncompounded subfusc light simply simplicity simpleness briefness simplify in a breeze for two pins tout court Mickey Mouse basic uncomplicated unsophisticated homespun meat-and-potatoes
10 朴素
simple soft quiet severe plain conservative modest primitive rustic sober frugal somber homely unadorned homespun Lenten up-country Quakerish quietly conservatively chastely simplicity severity modesty quietness homeliness austereness severeness in a small way clinical understated austere stripped down simply austerity restrained stripped-down
11 简朴地
12 简单地
13 不含糊地
15 坦率
open free direct straight plain bluff candid outspoken unreserved undisguised directly freely frankly openly man-to-man honesty openness candour flat out
19 清楚地
clear clearly plain distinctly patently perceivably definitely broadly expressly markedly forcibly simply particularly obviously precisely consciously
20 显然
clear obvious apparent clearly obviously evidently clear as day to all appearances by far transparently glaringly plain evident decidedly patently
21 显然地
22 清楚
clear obvious plain distinct lucid unclouded pellucid perspicuous clearly distinctly patently perceivably plainness perspicuity defog clarify express broad patent transparent evident definite marked outright coherent luminous legible self-explanatory decided definitely broadly expressly markedly clarity transparency clearness elucidate in evidence forcibly understand explicit articulate vivid clear-cut simply particularly obviously precisely consciously
23 坦率地
directly freely roundly man to man heart to heart straight frankly openly man-to-man flat out
24 简朴
simple clinical severe plain spare modest sparse Spartan unpretentious abstemious simply severely modestly sparsely simplicity severity modesty plainness sparseness starkness sober spartan monastic austere clinically austerity chaste unadorned primitive
25 明显
clear obvious plain distinct linear evident manifest noticeable marked stark pronounced overt glaring appreciable clearly dramatically notably expressly sharply decidedly eminently manifestly emphasize accentuate broad thick outstanding visible patent bold definite conspicuous predominant palpable emphatic clear-cut demonstrable decided unconcealed obvs obviously significantly evidently visibly for all the world to see for all to see