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plain AHD[plān] D.J.[pleɪn]K.K.[plen]adj.（形容词）plain.er, plain.est 缩写 pln.- Free from obstructions; open; clear:清晰的，清楚的：毫无阻碍的；开放的；清楚的：in plain view.清楚的视野
- Obvious to the mind; evident:明白的，明显的：观点清楚的；明了的：make one's intention plain.See Synonyms at apparent 说明自己的意图 参见 apparent
- Not elaborate or complicated; simple:简单的：不详细或不复杂的；简单的：plain food.简单的食物
- Straightforward; frank or candid:直截了当的；坦率的或坦白的：plain talk.开诚不公的交谈
- Not mixed with other substances; pure:纯净的：不含其它杂质的；纯净的：plain water.纯净水
- Common in rank or station; average; ordinary:普通的，平凡的：地位或身份普普通通的；平凡的；一般的：a plain man.平凡的人
- Not pretentious; unaffected.不装腔作势的；不做作的
- Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration.朴素的，简朴的：具有无装饰品或装饰的特征的
- Not dyed, twilled, or patterned:单色的，平纹的：不染的、不加纹的或无图案的：a plain fabric.平纺布
- Lacking beauty or distinction:不显眼的，不好看的：缺乏美或突出特征的：a plain face.不好看的面孔
- Sheer; utter; unqualified:全然的，绝对的：plain stupidity.十足的笨蛋
- Archaic Having no visible elevation or depression; flat; level.【古语】 水平的，平坦的：看不出有凹凸的部位的；平的；水平的
n.（名词）abbr. pln.【缩写】- An extensive, level, usually treeless area of land.平原：一片广阔的、水平的且通常无树的土地
- A broad, level expanse, as a part of the sea floor or a lunar mare.广阔的区域：作为海底或月球阴暗部的平坦、水平或开阔的区域
- Something free of ornamentation or extraneous matter.朴实无华的事物
adv.Informal（副词）【非正式用语】- Clearly; simply:清楚地；明白地：plain stubborn.十分倔强
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin plānus * see pelə- 2源自 拉丁语 plānus * 参见 pelə- 2
plainʹly adv.（副词）plainʹness n.（名词）plain, modest, simple, unostentatious, unpretentious- The central meaning shared by these adjectives is "not ornate, ostentatious, or showy": 这些形容词共有的一个中心意思是指“不华丽的，不虚饰的，朴实无华的”： a plain hair style;朴素的发型；a modest cottage;简朴的农舍；a simple dark suit;简洁的黑西装；an unostentatious office;简朴的办公室；an unpretentious country church. ornate 朴实无华的乡村教堂 ornate
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