单词 | plain |
释义 | Word Frequency plain 1(pleɪn) adjective 1. flat or smooth; level 2. not complicated; clear the plain truth 3. not difficult; simple or easy a plain task 4. honest or straightforward 5. lowly, esp in social rank or education 6. without adornment or show a plain coat 7. (of fabric) without pattern or of simple untwilled weave 8. not attractive 9. not mixed; simple plain vodka 10. knitting of or done in plain noun 11. a level or almost level tract of country, esp an extensive treeless region 12. a simple stitch in knitting made by putting the right needle into a loop on the left needle, passing the wool round the right needle, and pulling it through the loop, thus forming a new loop 13. (in billiards) a. the unmarked white ball, as distinguished from the spot balls b. the player using this ball 14. (in Ireland) short for plain porter, a light porter two pints of plain, please adverb 15. (intensifier) just plain tired Derived forms plainly (ˈplainly) adverb plainness (ˈplainness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French: simple, from Latin plānus level, distinct, clearWord Frequency plain 2(pleɪn) verb a dialect or poetic word for complain Word origin C14 pleignen, from Old French plaindre to lament, from Latin plangere to beat |
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