plain的中文翻譯是什麼意思
plain
adj. 清楚的; 坦誠的; 單色的; 樸素的; 普通的; 明顯的; 相貌平平的; 平針的; 完全的
n. 平原; 平針
adv. 顯然
plain的柯林斯釋義
ADJ單色的；素色的；無花紋（或圖案、字跡）的
A plain object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it.
In general, a plain carpet makes a room look bigger...
一般來說，單色的地毯使房間顯得更寬敞。
He placed the paper in a plain envelope...
他把論文裝進一個空白信封裡。
ADJ-GRADED樸素的；簡樸的
Something that is plain is very simple in style.
Bronwen's dress was plain but it hung well on her...
布朗溫的長裙雖然樸素，卻很合身。
It was a plain, grey stone house, distinguished mainly by its largely unspoilt simplicity.
這是一幢簡樸的灰石房子，主要以其天然簡約的風格顯得與眾不同。
ADJ-GRADED明顯的；明白的；清楚的
If a fact, situation, or statement is plain, it is easy to recognize or understand.
It was plain to him that I was having a nervous breakdown...
他能明顯地看出我快要精神崩潰了。
He's made it plain that he loves the game and wants to be involved still.
他明確表示自己熱愛這項運動，並仍想參與其中。
ADJ-GRADED（相貌）平常的，不好看的
If you describe someone as plain, you think they look ordinary and not at all beautiful.
...a shy, rather plain girl with a pale complexion.
膚色蒼白、相貌平平的害羞女孩
N-COUNT平原；（幾乎沒有樹木的）大片平地
A plain is a large flat area of land with very few trees on it.
Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains.
北美大平原上曾有過7,000萬頭野牛。
ADV（用於形容詞前加強語氣）顯然，完全地
You can use plain before an adjective in order to emphasize it.
The food was just plain terrible.
這食物實在太難吃了。
ADJ（尤在與另一個更加不同尋常或讓人印象深刻的名字比較時表示強調）普通的，平凡的
You can use plain before a name to emphasize how simple and ordinary it is, especially when you are comparing it with another more unusual or impressive name.
Why couldn't they call you plain Ann or Alice like the rest?
他們為什麼不能像其他人一樣，給你取個普普通通的安或艾麗斯的名字呢？
PHRASE（警察）穿便衣的
If a police officer is in plain clothes, he or she is wearing ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
Three officers in plain clothes told me to get out of the car.
3名便衣警察讓我下車。
plain的英文釋義
Noun
1. extensive tract of level open land;
- they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
- he longed for the fields of his youth
2. a basic knitting stitch
Verb
1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;
- My mother complains all day
- She has a lot to kick about
Adjective
1. clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses;
- the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
- evident hostility
- manifest disapproval
- patent advantages
- made his meaning plain
- it is plain that he is no reactionary
- in plain view
2. not elaborate or elaborated; simple;
- plain food
- stuck to the plain facts
- a plain blue suit
- a plain rectangular brick building
3. lacking patterns especially in color
4. not mixed with extraneous elements;
- plain water
- sheer wine
- not an unmixed blessing
5. free from any effort to soften to disguise;
- the plain and unvarnished truth
- the unvarnished candor of old people and children
6. lacking embellishment or ornamentation;
- a plain hair style
- unembellished white walls
- functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
7. lacking stylistic embellishment;
- a literal description
- wrote good but plain prose
- a plain unadorned account of the coronation
- a forthright unembellished style
8. comprehensible to the general public;
- written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language
9. lacking in physical beauty or proportion;
- a homely child
- several of the buildings were downright homely
- a plain girl with a freckled face
Adverb
1. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly');
- the answer is obviously wrong
- she was in bed and evidently in great pain
- he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
- it is all patently nonsense
- she has apparently been living here for some time
- I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
- You are plainly wrong
- he is plain stubborn
plain的同義詞辨析
apparent, obvious, evident, clear, plain, distinct, definite, manifest
這些形容詞均含"清楚的，明白的，明顯的"之意。
- apparent ：強調顯而易見或一想便知。這個詞從動詞appear派生而來，故有時含有表面如此而事實上未必的意味。
- obvious ：語氣較強，指極為明顯，有目共睹，無需說明和論證。
- evident ：指根據事實成為顯然的。
- clear ：普通用詞，側重清楚明白。
- plain ：普通用詞，含義與clear很接近，可通用，但plain著重簡單明瞭，不復雜。
- distinct ：較正式用詞，指輪廓的清楚或定義、含義的明確，不會弄錯。
- definite ：語氣肯定，著重明白無誤，無可懷疑。
- manifest ：語義較強，書面用詞，強調一目瞭然，暗示不要任何推論就一清二楚。
frank, open, plain, blunt, honest, sincere, straightforward
這些形容詞都有"坦率，誠實"之意。
plain的短語
as plain as the nose on one's face
(非正式)非常明顯，明明白白
plain and simple
(非正式)[用於強調前面或後面的觀點]當然
plain as day
(非正式)非常明顯，明明白白
plain的場景例句
He set us an example of plain living.
他為我們樹立了簡樸生活的榜樣.
I'll tell you everything in plain words.
我將坦白地把一切事情告訴你.
It is quite plain that he is mistaken.
看來顯然是他錯了.
He's a plain fool.
他是個十足的笨蛋.
The tanks were manoeuvrering about on the plain.
坦克在平原上調動.
plain的近義詞
adj. 普通的;平常的
adj. 清楚的;明白的
simpleunderstandableevidentobviousdistinctclear
其他釋義
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