Plain

[pleɪn] or [plen]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) extensive tract of level open land; 'they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain'; 'he longed for the fields of his youth'.

(adj.) lacking embellishment or ornamentation; 'a plain hair style'; 'unembellished white walls'; 'functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete' .

(adj.) free from any effort to soften to disguise; 'the plain and unvarnished truth'; 'the unvarnished candor of old people and children' .

(adj.) lacking patterns especially in color .

(adj.) not elaborate or elaborated; simple; 'plain food'; 'stuck to the plain facts'; 'a plain blue suit'; 'a plain rectangular brick building' .

(adj.) not mixed with extraneous elements; 'plain water'; 'sheer wine'; 'not an unmixed blessing' .

整理:薇尔玛--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) To lament; to bewail; to complain.

(v. t.) To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss.

(superl.) Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane.

(superl.) Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.

(superl.) Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear; unmistakable.

(superl.) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.

(superl.) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.

(superl.) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere; artless; honest; frank.

(superl.) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain food.

(superl.) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain woman.

(superl.) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.

(superl.) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.

(adv.) In a plain manner; plainly.

(a.) Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies.

(a.) A field of battle.

(v.) To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface.

(v.) To make plain or manifest; to explain.

整理:史黛丝

同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. Even, level, smooth, flat, plane.[2]. Manifest, visible, obvious, clear, unmistakable, apparent, certain, palpable, conspicuous, notable, notorious, glaring, patent, open, evident.[3]. Unequivocal, unambiguous, distinct, explicit, intelligible, perspicuous.[4]. Simple, unadorned, unvarnished.[5]. Homely, ugly, ill-looking, ill-favored, not handsome.[6]. Artless, natural, honest, sincere, candid, frank, open, downright, direct, unsophisticated, ingenuous, undesigning, straightforward, single-minded, open-hearted, above-board.

n. Plateau, champaign, savanna, pampas, tableland, champaign country.

弗恩手打

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Bulk, majority, body, principal, trunk, chief, leading, most_important, first

ANT:Portion, section, minority, branch, limb, tributary, member, subordinate,inferior

SYN:Level, even, flat, smooth, open, clear, unencumbered, unobstructed,uninterrupted, manifest, evident, obvious, unmistakable, simple, easy, natural,unaffected, homely, unsophisticated, open, unvarnished, unembellished,unreserved, artless

ANT:Uneven, undulating, rugged, rough, abrupt, broken, confused, encumbered,obstructed, interrupted, questionable, uncertain, dubious, ambiguous,enigmatical, hard, abstruse, affected, fair, beautiful, sophisticated, artful,varnished, embellished

艾达校對

解釋/意思:

v.t. and v.i. to complain: to lament.—ns. Plain′ant one who complains: a plaintiff; Plain′ing (Shak.) complaint.

adj. without elevations even flat: level smooth without obstructions: free from difficulties easy simple: without ornament or beauty homely: artless: sincere: evident unmistakable: mere: not coloured figured or variegated: not highly seasoned natural not cooked or dressed: not trumps at cards.—n. an extent of level land: an open field.—adv. clearly: distinctly.—v.t. (obs.) to make plain.—n.pl. Plain′-clothes clothes worn by an officer when off duty or not in uniform.—ns. Plain′-cook one able to cook all ordinary dishes; Plain′-deal′er one who deals or speaks his mind plainly.—adj. Plain′-deal′ing speaking or acting plainly candid.—n. candid speaking or acting sincerity.—adj. Plain′-heart′ed having a plain or honest heart: sincere.—n. Plain′-heart′edness.—adv. Plain′ly.—ns. Plain′ness; Plain′-song the music of a recitative-like character and sung in unison used in the Christian Church of the West from the earliest times and still in use in all R.C. churches: a simple air without variations: a plain unvarnished statement; Plain′-speak′ing straight-forwardness or bluntness of speech.—adj. Plain′-spok′en speaking with plain rough sincerity.—n.pl. Plain′stanes (Scot.) flagstones pavement.—n. Plain′work plain needlework as distinguished from embroidery.—Plain as a pikestaff perfectly plain or clear.

手打:洛雷塔