plain sailing

短语

平安航行, 一帆风顺

发音

US /ˌpleɪn ˈseɪlɪŋ/
UK /ˌpleɪn ˈseɪlɪŋ/

别名

plane sailing

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The navigation of waters free from hazards or unfavourable winds.

    不可数 航海 交通
  2. 2.

    Obsolete spelling of plane sailing (“a technique for navigation using the assumption that the journey occurs over a plane or flat surface rather than the actual curved surface of the Earth, which is sufficiently accurate over short distances”).

    废旧 不可数 航海 交通
  3. 3.

    Something that is easy, simple, or straightforward; something that offers no difficulties or trouble.

    比喻 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

clear sailing

上位词 5

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词源

From plain (adjective) + sailing. Sense 2 (“something that is easy, simple, or straightforward”) is attested slightly later than plain-sailing (adjective), and so could have been derived from it.

来源：wiktionary