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plain adj.
⇨ plain 1 (a plain white shirt) ⇨ plain 2 (the plain truth) ⇨ average (plain common sense) ⇨ clear 1 (plain to see) ⇨ clear 2 (plain English) ⇨ ugly (a plain girl) ⇨ plain sailing ⇨ easy 1plain1

adjective

 a plain white shirt 白襯衣the plain truth 顯而易見的事實plain ♦︎ simple ♦︎ bare ♦︎ stark ♦︎ severe ♦︎ austereThese words all describe things that have no decoration or other unnecessary additions. 這些詞均表示不加修飾的、簡樸的。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺 下圖顯示這些詞所表達簡樸的程度
plain➔stark
simplesevere
bareaustere
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a plain / a simple / an austere design◆a plain / simple / bare interior◆the simple / stark / austere lines of sth◆a plain / simple / bare / stark white...◆a plain / simple / stark / severe black...◆very plain / simple / bare / austere◆rather plain / stark / severe / austere◆almost bare / severe / austere■ plain without decoration, a pattern, marks or other additions; not complicated 無修飾的；無花紋的；素的；簡單的◆Wear it with a plain white shirt.把它和白襯衣配着穿。◆Patterned carpet shows the dirt less than a plain colour.花色地毯比單色地毯耐髒。◆Do you want plain or lined paper?你想要白紙還是條格紙？◆plain food / cooking清淡的食物；簡單的烹調方法◆plain yogurt (= without sugar or fruit) 原味酸奶 OPP fancy ⇨ decorative   see also plain ⇨ ugly ▸ plainly

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◆She was plainly dressed and wore no make-up.她穿着樸素，不施脂粉。■ simple (especially written, usually approving) basic or plain, without anything extra or unnecessary; consisting of only a few parts; not complicated in structure 樸素的；簡樸的；部件少的；結構簡單的◆The best gowns are simple and elegant.最好的禮服要簡單、雅致。◆We had a simple meal of soup and bread.我們喝湯，吃面包，湊合了一頓。◆The accommodation is simple but spacious.住處很簡樸，但很寬敞。◆It's quite a simple machine (= one that is not complicated and has only a few parts).這部機器一點也不複雜。◆ (grammar 語法) a simple sentence (= one with only one verb) 簡單句 OPP fancy ⇨ decorative ▸ simplicity sɪmˈplɪsəti

noun

 [uncountable] ◆ (approving) the simplicity of the architecture建築風格的簡潔質樸▸ simply

adverb

◆The rooms were simply furnished.房間配有簡單的家具。◆They live simply (= they do not spend much money).他們過着簡樸的生活。■ bare (especially written) (of surfaces) not covered with or protected by anything （表面）無遮蓋的，沒有保護物的◆bare wooden floorboards未鋪地毯的木地板◆The walls were bare except for a small mirror.牆上光秃秃的，只有一面小鏡子。◆They found themselves in a huge bare hall.他們發現自己在一個空蕩蕩的大廳裏。■ stark (especially written, often disapproving) without any colour, decoration or comfort 了無修飾的；粗陋的◆The corridors were stark and uncarpeted.走廊上沒有裝飾，也沒鋪地毯。◆The hills stood stark against the winter sky.冬日的天空下，小山了無生氣。■ severe (usually disapproving) extremely plain and without anything that makes it look soft or beautiful 過於簡樸的◆Her hair was cut in a very short, severe style.她的頭發剪得非常短，沒有花樣。◆She was wearing a severe dark grey jacket.她穿了一件很普通的深灰色夾克。▸ severely

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◆Her hair was tied severely in a bun.她的頭發簡單地盤成了一個發髻。■ austere ɒˈstɪə(r), ɔːˈstɪə(r); NAmE ɔːˈstɪr (especially written, usually approving) simple and plain, with no decoration, usually because that is what sb prefers （通常因個人喜好）樸素的，簡陋的，無華飾的◆the austere simplicity of the building建築物的樸素無華◆the lonely, austere beauty of his painting of a station in the snow他那幅雪中車站油畫的孤獨、樸素之美 plain

noun

plain ♦︎ plateau ♦︎ grassland ♦︎ prairie ♦︎ lowland ♦︎ savannah ♦︎ steppe ♦︎ pampasThese words all mean a large area of land. 這些詞均表示平原、高原或草原。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆on the plains / the plateau / grassland / the prairie / the savannah / the steppes / the pampas◆in grassland / the lowlands / the savannah / the steppes / the pampas◆the open plain / plateau / grassland / prairie / savannah◆the rolling plain / plateau / grasslands / prairie◆the high plains / plateau■ plain [countable] ( plains [plural]) a large area of flat land 平原◆To the east lies the flat coastal plain of the Yucatan peninsula.東邊是尤卡坦半島平坦的海濱平原。◆Millions of buffalo used to roam freely across the Great Plains.數百萬只野牛曾經在北美洲大平原無拘無束地活動。■ plateau ˈplætəʊ; NAmE plæˈtoʊ [countable] (plural plateaus or plateauxplæˈtəʊz; NAmE plæˈtoʊz)an area of flat land that is higher than the land around it 高原◆From a narrow fringe of coastal plain, the main island rises to a central plateau.主島的沿海地帶狹窄平緩，中部隆起形成高原。■ grassland ˈgrɑːslænd; NAmE ˈgræslænd [uncountable] ( grasslands [plural]) a large area of open land covered with wild grass 草原；草地；草場◆The lion adapted itself to dry, open grassland where a yellow coat was most effective.獅子適應了幹燥、開闊的草原，黃色的皮毛最適合這樣的環境。■ prairie ˈpreəri; NAmE ˈpreri [countable, uncountable] a flat wide area of land in North America, without many trees and originally covered with grass 北美草原◆The North American prairie was once the world's largest grassland.北美草原曾經是世界上最大的草原。■ lowland ˈləʊlənd; NAmE ˈloʊlənd [countable, usually plural] an area of land that is fairly flat and not very high above sea level 低地◆the lowlands of Scotland蘇格蘭低地◆Much of the region is lowland.該地區大部分是低地。 OPP highlands ⇨ hill ▸ lowland

adjective

◆lowland areas / farmers低地地區；生活在低地的農場主■ savannah ( savanna) səˈvænə [countable, uncountable] a wide flat open area of land that is covered with grass and has few trees, especially in Africa （尤指非洲的）稀樹草原◆Mount Kilimanjaro rises straight up out of the African savannah.乞力馬紮羅山在非洲草原上拔地而起。■ steppe step [countable, usually plural, uncountable] a large area of land that is covered with grass but has few trees, especially in SE Europe and Siberia （尤指東南歐和西伯利亞樹少的）大草原，幹草原◆The Cossacks are best known as the roving horsemen of the Russian steppes.哥薩克人以漂泊在俄羅斯草原的馬背民族著稱。■ pampas ˈpæmpəs, NAmE also ˈpæmpəz (usually the pampas 通常作the pampas) [singular + singular or plural verb] the large area of land in South America that is covered in grass and has few trees （南美洲的）大草原，草甸◆The novel depicts life on the Argentine pampas.這部小說描寫了阿根廷大草原的生活。plain2

adjective

 a plain white shirt 白襯衣the plain truth 顯而易見的事實  ➡ See also the entry for honest 另見honest條plain ♦︎ simple ♦︎ stark ♦︎ bare ♦︎ unequivocal ♦︎ baldThese words are all used to describe facts and statements that are very clear and direct, especially when they are unpleasant in some way. 這些詞均表示直接的、明顯的，尤用於令人不快的事實。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the plain / simple / stark / bare / unequivocal / bald truth◆a plain / a simple / a stark / a bare / an unequivocal / a bald fact / statement◆a plain / a simple / an unequivocal answer■ plain used to describe a fact that other people may not like to hear; honest and direct in way that other people may not like （事實）明顯而令人不快的；坦白的；直接的◆The plain fact is that nobody really knows.事實很清楚：沒有人真正了解。◆He's a politician with a reputation for plain speaking.他是說話直率出了名的政治人物。◆Let's be plain about this: we will need to make some difficult choices.我們還是直截了當地說吧：我們得作出艱苦的抉擇。◆ (especially NAmE) He was a plain, straightforward sort of man.他這人很直率，從來不繞彎子。   see also plain ⇨ average , plain ⇨ clear adj. 2 ▸ plainly

adverb

◆To put it plainly, he's a crook.挑明了說吧，他是個騙子。■ simple [only before noun] used to describe a fact that other people may not like to hear; very obvious and not complicated by anything else （事實）明顯而令人不快的；簡單易明的◆The simple truth is that we just can't afford it.明擺着，我們就是買不起。◆I had to do it for the simple reason that (= because) I couldn't trust anyone else.我之所以這麽做，原因很簡單，我信不過別人。◆It's a simple matter of giving them enough to eat.事情很簡單，就是給他們足夠吃的東西。▸ simply

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◆I don't want to be rude, it's simply that we have to be careful who we give this information to.我不想無禮，不過這信息到底給誰我們得謹慎。◆He was loud, vulgar and arrogant－quite simply the rudest man I've ever met!他說話粗聲大氣，舉止粗俗傲慢－簡直是我見過的最沒教養的人！NOTE 辨析 Plain or 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 with reason and matter). * plain強調他人不願聽到的事實時，通常用於the plain fact/truth is that ...。simple也可以這麽用，但是結構和搭配用法更多，如與reason和matter搭配◆The problem was due to the simple fact that...問題源於一個簡單的事實⋯◆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. * simple構成的表達法常有對他人的行爲不耐煩之意◆Nobody wanted to believe the simple truth (= it was easy to see and understand the true facts; people just didn't want to believe them).事實明擺着，就是沒有人相信。 ■ stark (especially written, usually disapproving) used to describe an unpleasant fact or difference that is very obvious （事實）嚴酷的；（區别）鮮明的◆The government faced a stark choice between civil war and martial law.政府面臨殘酷的選擇，内戰還是戒嚴。◆Social divisions in the city are stark.城市裏社會分化很明顯。◆The good weather was in stark contrast to the storms of previous weeks.這好天氣和前幾周的暴風雨形成鮮明的對比。  see also sharp ⇨ marked ▸ starkly

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◆These theories contrast starkly with the reality of everyday life.這些理論和日常生活現實形成鮮明對照。■ bare [only before noun] the most basic or simple, with nothing extra 最基本的；最簡單的◆She gave me only the bare facts of the case.她只給我介紹了這一案件的基本情況。◆The family was short of even the bare necessities of life.這家人甚至沒有最起碼的生活所需。◆We only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment.我們只有最基本的設備。◆He did the bare minimum of work but still passed the exam.他只下了最少的功夫，但仍然通過了考試。■ unequivocal ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkl (formal) expressing your opinion or intention very clearly and firmly 表達明確的；毫不含糊的；斬釘截鐵的◆She gave a typically unequivocal answer.她一如既往，回答得斬釘截鐵。◆The reply was an unequivocal 'no'.回答是個幹脆利落的“不”字。 OPP equivocal ⓘ An equivocal statement does not have one clear or definite meaning and can be understood in more than one way. * equivocal指意思含混的，因而可能有不同的理解。▸ unequivocally

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◆He stated unequivocally that he knew nothing about the document.他明確地說他對那份文件一無所知。■ bald describing a rather unpleasant fact or statement that is given without any extra explanation or detail to help you accept what is being said 不加贅述的；簡單的；赤裸裸的◆The bald fact is that we don't need you any longer.事實很簡單，我們不再需要你了。◆The letter was a bald statement of our legal position.那封信直截了當地說明了我們的法律立場。ⓘ A bald fact is usually more unpleasant than a plain/simple fact, but not as unpleasant as a stark fact. * bald fact通常比plain/simple fact更讓人不愉快，但是不及stark fact那樣令人不快。

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