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plain

/pleyn/US // pleɪn //UK // (pleɪn) //

朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    plain·er, plain·est.

    • : clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
    • : clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious: to make one's meaning plain.
    • : conveying the meaning clearly and simply; easily understood: plain talk.
    • : downright; sheer; utter; self-evident: plain folly; plain stupidity.
    • : free from ambiguity or evasion; candid; outspoken: the plain truth of the matter.
    • : without special pretensions, superiority, elegance, etc.; ordinary: plain people.
    • : not beautiful; physically unattractive or undistinguished: a plain face.
    • : without intricacies or difficulties.
    • : ordinary, simple, or unostentatious: Although she was a duchess, her manners were attractively plain.
    • : with little or no embellishment, decoration, or enhancing elaboration: a plain blue suit.
    • : without a pattern, figure, or device: a plain fabric.
    • : not rich, highly seasoned, or elaborately prepared, as food: a plain diet.
    • : flat or level: plain country.
    • : unobstructed, clear, or open, as ground, a space, etc.
    • : Cards. being other than a face card or a trump.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : clearly and simply: He's just plain stupid.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet, within the area.
    • : The Plains. Great Plains.

Phrases

  • plain as day
  • plain sailing
  • in plain English

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.clear, obvious
Forms: plains
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adj.straightforward in speech
Forms: plains
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adj.normal, everyday
Forms: plains
Antonyms
abnormal不正常的,不正常,非正常,异常different不同的,不同,不一样的,不同于intelligent聪明,聪明的,智慧,智能irregular不规范,不规则,不正规,不规则的new新,新的,新型,全新的smart聪明,智能,聪明的,智慧uncommon不常见的,不常见,少见,少见的unusual不寻常,不寻常的,异常,异乎寻常exceptional异常,特殊,特殊的,卓越的extraordinary非凡,非凡的,非常规的,不寻常的infrequent不经常,不常有,不常发生,不常rare罕见,罕见的,稀有,稀有的abstruse玄妙,玄妙的,艰深的,艰深难懂ambiguous含糊不清,含糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊不清的attractive有吸引力的,有吸引力,吸引人的,具有吸引力的beautiful美丽的,美丽complex复杂的,复杂,复合,复合体complicated复杂的,复杂,错综复杂的,错综复杂decorated装饰的,装饰过的,装饰,饰面的difficult困难,难,艰难,困难的dressed-up衣冠楚楚,盛装,穿着整齐的,盛装打扮embellished缀着的,缀的,润饰的,润色的formal正式的,正式,正式场合hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽imperceptible不易察觉的,不易察觉,难以察觉,难以察觉的incomprehensible难以理解的,难以理解,不可理解的,不可理喻的intricate复杂的,错综复杂的,错综复杂,复杂obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒obscured掩盖了,遮蔽,隐蔽的,遮蔽的ornate华美的,华丽的,华美,华贵的pretty漂亮,漂亮的,靓丽unclear不清楚,不明确,不清楚的,不明vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清
adj.unembellished, basic
Forms: plains
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adj.ugly
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Examples

  • These microbes had been living beneath a vast, flat, sediment-covered plain.

  • If I’m rolling into a Starbucks, in plain sight of lots of foot traffic, and the rack’s right out front, my odds are decent this is enough deterrent to ward off the baddies.

  • One of the main challenges in curing cancer is that unlike foreign invaders, tumor cells are part of the body and so able to hide in plain sight.

  • In the US, for instance, the Food and Drug Administration approved chloroquine for treating covid-19, only to reverse itself weeks later after it became plain the drug didn’t work.

  • Researchers, led by microbiologist Yuki Morono of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Kochi, examined sediments collected in 2010 from part of the abyssal plain beneath the South Pacific Gyre.

  • Yet, much like the fate that fell the first season, ratings just plain weren't good.

  • Thanks to the Atlanta case, they can now see another in plain sight.

  • Because holy hell was that bland, unfunny, uncomfortable, and just plain confusing.

  • It is already well known that there are oilrigs disguised in plain sight all over the city.

  • A report by the Cleveland Plain Dealer describes balloons being released into the night sky.

  • But what a magnificent plain is this we are entering upon: it is of immense extent.

  • A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.

  • There are many more good dwellings on this plain than in the rural portion of Lower Italy.

  • The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful.

  • Here there is no question of emergency, or enemy pressure, or of haste; so much we see plain enough with our own eyes.