plain clothes

plain clothes

pl n (Law) a. ordinary clothes, as distinguished from uniform, as worn by a police detective on dutyb. (as modifier): a plain-clothes policeman.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

plain clothes - ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garbcivies, civvies - civilian garb as opposed to a military uniformarticle of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's bodymufti - civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform

Translations

便服

plain

(plein) adjective1. simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration. plain living; good, plain food. 簡樸的 简朴的2. easy to understand; clear. His words were quite plain. 明白的 明白的3. absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful. I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking. 坦誠的 坦诚的4. obvious. It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music. 明顯的 明显的5. not pretty. a rather plain girl. (相貌等)平常的 （相貌等）平常的 noun1. a large flat level piece of land. the plains of central Canada. 平原 平原2. a kind of knitting stitch. 平（紋）布 平（纹）布 ˈplainly adverb 坦誠地 坦诚地ˈplainness noun 坦誠 坦诚plain chocolate dark chocolate not containing milk. 純巧克力 （未加牛奶的）黑巧克力 plain clothes ordinary clothes, not a uniform: Detectives usually wear plain clothes; adjective (etc)a plain-clothes job. 便服 便服plain sailing progress without difficulty. 一帆風順 一帆风顺ˌplain-ˈspoken adjective speaking honestly and candidly, not trying to be tactful. She is a very plain-spoken person who always says what she means. 直言不諱的 直言不讳的in plain English in simple words; clearly expressed. Would you mind explaining it in plain English? 用淺顯的英語 不拐弯抹角，简单明了的用語