| 单词 | plain |
| 释义 | adjectivenounadverb🔑 plainBrE /pleɪn/ NAmE /pleɪn/ adjective (plain·er , plain·est ) 🔑 easy to see or understand 清楚的；明显的；浅白的SYN clear◆ He made it plain that we should leave . 他明确表示要我们离开。◆ She made her annoyance plain . 她满脸不耐烦。◆ The facts were plain to see . 事实显而易见。◆ It was a rip -off , plain and simple . 这是一个不折不扣的冒牌货。clearobvious ⬥ apparent ⬥ evident ⬥ plainThese words all describe sth that is easy to see or understand and leaves no doubts or confusion.以上各词均形容事物显而易见、明白易懂、清楚、明确。cleareasy to see or understand and leaving no doubts指显而易见的、明白易懂的、清楚的、明确的：◆It was quite clear to me that she was lying.我十分清楚她在撒谎。obviouseasy to see or understand指明显的、显然的、易理解的：◆It's obvious from what he said that something is wrong.根据他所说的，显然是出问题了。apparent[not usually before noun ](ratherformal ) easy to see or understand指显而易见、明白易懂、显然：◆It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.从面容上一眼就可以看出她确实心绪烦乱。evident(ratherformal ) easy to see or understand指清楚的、明白的、显然的：◆The orchestra played with evident enjoyment.管弦乐队演奏得兴致勃勃。plaineasy to see or understand指清楚的、明显的、浅白的：◆He made it very plain that he wanted us to leave.他明确表示要我们离开。which word?词语辨析These words all have almost exactly the same meaning. There are slight differences in register and patterns of use. If you make sth clear/plain, you do so deliberately because you want people to understand sth; if you make sth obvious, you usually do it without meaning to.以上各词意思几乎相同，只是在语体风格和句型使用上稍有区别。make sth clear/plain 表示刻意为使别人明白；make sth obvious 通常并非刻意：◆I hope I make myself obvious.◆Try not to make it so clear/plain.In the expressions clear majority, for obvious reasons, for no apparent reason and plain to see, none of the other words can be used instead. You can have a clear/an obvious/a plain case of sth but not◆an evident case of sth在 clear majority（明显多数）、for obvious reasons（因为显而易见的原因）、for no apparent reason（没有明显的原因）和 plain to see（显而易见）中，表示 “明显” 的词不能替换。可以用 clear/obvious/plain case of sth（明显的情况），但不能用 an evident case of sth。Patternsclear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain to sb/sthclear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain that/what/who/how/where/why…to seem/become/make sth clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plainperfectly/quite/very clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain🔑 not trying to trick anyone ; honest and direct 坦诚的；直率的；直接的◆ The plain fact is that nobody really knows . 事实很明显，没有人真正了解。◆ a politician with a reputation for plain speaking 说话直率出了名的一个政治人物plainsimple ⬥ stark ⬥ bare ⬥ unequivocal These words all describe statements, often about sth unpleasant, that are very clear, not trying to hide anything, and not using more words than necessary.以上各词常形容令人不快的陈述清楚明白、直截了当、简单明了。plain used for talking about a fact that other people may not like to hear; honest and direct in way that other people may not like用于他人可能不乐意听的事实，或指直率、直接得让人不喜欢：◆The plain fact is that nobody really knows.事实很明显，没有人真正了解。simple[only before noun ] used for talking about a fact that other people may not like to hear; very obvious and not complicated by anything else用于他人可能不乐意听的事实，或指事物简单明了：◆The simple truth is that we just can't afford it.事实很简单，我们就是付不起。plain or simple?用 plain 还是 simple？When it is being used to emphasize facts that other people may not like to hear, plain is usually used in the expression the plain fact/truth is that… . Simple can be used in this way too, but it can also be used in a wider variety of structures and collocations (such as reason and matter).用以强调他人可能不乐意听的事实时，plain 通常用于 the plain fact/truth is that... 短语中。simple 也可用这种表达方式，但是还可用于更多种类的句型结构，与更多的词语（如 reason 和 matter）搭配：◆The problem was due to the simple fact that…问题源于这一简单的事实…◆The problem was due to the plain fact that…◆for the plain reason that…◆It's a plain matter of… Expressions with simple often suggest impatience with other people's behaviour.与 simple 构成的表达法通常暗指对别人的行为不耐烦。stark(ratherformal ) used for describing an unpleasant fact or difference that is very obvious用于描述令人不快的事实或区别十分明显、鲜明：◆The stark truth is that there is not enough money left.明摆着的事实是剩下的钱已经不够了。NOTEThe simple/plain truth may be sth that some people do not want to hear, but it may be good for them to hear it anyway. The stark truth is sth particularly unpleasant and has no good side to it at all. * simple/plain truth 指所谈的事尽管不中听，但听了可能会有好处。stark truth 指所谈之事特别令人不快，而且没有任何好处。bare[only before noun ] the most basic or simple, with nothing extra指最基本的、最简单的：◆She gave me only the bare facts of the case.她只给我介绍了这个案件的一些基本情况。unequivocal(formal ) expressing your opinion or intention very clearly and firmly指表达明确的、毫不含糊的、斩钉截铁的：◆The reply was an unequivocal 'no'.回答是个干脆利落的 “不” 字。Patternsthe plain/simple/stark/bare/unequivocal trutha(n) plain/simple/stark/bare/unequivocal fact/statementa(n) plain/simple/unequivocal answer🔑 not decorated or complicated ; simple 不尚修饰的；朴素的；简单的◆ a plain but elegant dress 朴素淡雅的连衣裙◆ plain food 清淡的食物◆ The interior of the church was plain and simple . 教堂内部朴素无华。◆ plain yogurt (= without sugar or fruit )原味酸奶 ➡ compare fancyadjective (2 ) 🔑 without marks or a pattern on it 素的；无花纹的；单色的◆ covers in plain or printed cotton 单色或印花的罩布◆ Write on plain paper (= without lines ). 用无格白纸书写。[only before noun ]used to emphasize that sth is very ordinary , not special in any way 极普通的；平庸的；平凡的SYN everyday◆ You don't need any special skills for this job , just plain common sense . 这项工作不需要任何特殊技能，只要有普通常识就够了。(especially of a woman 尤指女人) not beautiful or attractive 相貌平平的；无姿色的describing a simple stitchused in knitting （编织）平针的，平纹的▸ plain·ness BrE /ˈpleɪnnəs/ NAmE /ˈpleɪnnəs/ noun [U ] ● be plain ˈsailing (NAmE be clear /smooth ˈsailing ) to be simple and free from trouble 顺利；一帆风顺● in plain ˈEnglish simply and clearly expressed , without using technical language 用平白的言语（或文字）● (as ) plain as a ˈpikestaff ● (as ) plain as ˈday ● (as ) plain as the nose on your ˈface very obvious 一清二楚；一目了然；显而易见🔑 plainBrE /pleɪn/ NAmE /pleɪn/ noun (also plains [pl. ]) a large area of flat land 平原◆ the flat coastal plain of Thassos 萨索斯岛平坦的滨海平原◆ the Great Plains 北美洲大平原 ➡ see also floodplain🔑 plainBrE /pleɪn/ NAmE /pleɪn/ adverb (informal ) used to emphasize how bad , stupid , etc . sth is （用于强调）简直，绝对地◆ plain stupid /wrong 简直愚蠢至极；绝对错误 |
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