plain
plain 英 [pleɪn] 美 [plen]
adj. 平的；朴素的；直率的 n. 平原
进行时:plaining 过去式:plained 过去分词:plained 第三人称单数:plains 名词复数:plains 比较级:plainer 最高级:plainest
- Plain things are simple, unadorned, and even a little boring. Being a plain talker means you don't use pretentious, fancy words. But having a plain face means you're not much to look at.
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- adj. 平的；朴素的；直率的
- n. 平原
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1. He made it plain that we should leave.
他明确表示要我们离开。
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2. She made her annoyance plain.
她满脸不耐烦。
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3. The facts were plain to see.
事实显而易见。
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4. The plain fact isthat nobody really knows.
事实很明显，没有人真正了解。
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5. a plain but elegant dress
朴素淡雅的连衣裙
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6. plain food
清淡的食物
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7. covers in plain or printed cotton
单色或印花的罩布
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8. 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。
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9. the Great Plains
北美洲大平原
- plain (adj.) c. 1300, "flat, smooth," from Old French plain "flat, smooth, even" (12c.), from Latin planus "flat, even, level" (from PIE root *pele- (2) "flat; to spread"). Sense of "evident" is from, c. 1300; that of "free from obstruction" is early 14c.; meaning "simple, sincere, ordinary" is recorded from late 14c., especially of dress, "unembellished, without decoration."
- plain (n.) "level country," c. 1300 (in reference to Salisbury Plain), from Old French plain "open countryside," from Latin planum "level ground, plain," noun use of neuter of planus (adj.) "flat, even, level" (from PIE root *pele- (2) "flat; to spread"). Latin planum was used for "level ground" but much more common was campus.
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