plain
n. 平原, 草原, 朴实无华的东西, 无格式 a. 简单的, 明白的, 平常的, 不好看的, 朴素的, 清晰的, 普通的, 平坦的, 十足的 adv. 清楚地, 显然地 [计] 无格式
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教材释义与例句
清楚地；平易地
释义与例句
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1.
An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
平原
平野
1961, J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467. For Plato the life of the philosopher is a life of struggle towards the goal of knowledge, towards “searching the heavens and measuring the plains, in all places seeking the nature of everything as a whole”
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2.
A broad, flat expanse in general, as of water.
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3.
Synonym of field in reference to a battlefield.
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4.
Alternative spelling of plane: a flat geometric field.
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1.
A lamentation.
诗歌 罕用
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1.
To level; to raze; to make plain or even on the surface.
废旧 及物We would rake Europe rather, plain the East;
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To make plain or manifest; to explain.
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To complain.
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To lament, bewail.
及物/不及物 古体 诗歌to plain a loss
Then came I crying, and to-day, / With heavier cause to plain, / Depart I into death away, / Not to be born again.
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Flat, level.
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2.
Simple, unaltered.
Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
平的
简单
平常
质素
He was dressed simply in plain black clothes.
a plain tune
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Simple, unaltered.
Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
a plain pink polycotton skirt
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4.
Simple, unaltered.
Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
They're just plain people like you or me.
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Simple, unaltered.
Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
原味
Would you like a poppy bagel or a plain bagel?
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Simple, unaltered.
Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
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Obvious.
Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
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Obvious.
Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
His answer was just plain nonsense.
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Open.
Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
Let me be plain with you: I don't like her.
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Open.
Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
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Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
Throughout high school she worried that she had a rather plain face.
1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries Up to that time the girl had never really done her hair, and she regarded boots merely as things to protect the feet. Suddenly it dawned on her that she was considered plain and that she diffused an atmosphere of intellectual frost.
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Not a trump.
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Full, complete in number or extent.
废旧
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Simply.
非正式It was just plain stupid.
I plain forgot.
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2.
Plainly; distinctly.
古体Tell me plain: do you love me or no?
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From Old French plain, from Latin plānum (“level ground, a plain”), neuter substantive from plānus (“level, even, flat”). Doublet of llano, piano, and plane.
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