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单词 plainness
释义
plainplain1 /pleɪn/ ●●● S3 adjective Etymology
ETYMOLOGYplain1
Origin: 1200-1300 Old French Latin planus flat, level, clear
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 From the first day I met her, Caroline made it plain that (=showed clearly) she didn’t like me.
 Why don’t you just say it in plain English (=without using technical or difficult words)?
 This is harassment, plain and simple.
 I just had plain old spaghetti.
 I’ve never seen her before in my life, and that’s the plain truth.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSeasy to understand
expressed in a simple and direct way so that people understand:  The game comes with clear instructions. The test questions weren’t very clear.
simple, clear, direct, and easy to understand:  She told him in plain language to sign the contract or leave.
formal completely clear because of having only one possible meaning:  His refusal to help was unambiguous.
formal very clearly said or written and including every detail:  She gave us explicit instructions about what to do in an emergency.
possible for people to understand:  Business letters need to be written in a way that is understandable so that people do not do the wrong thing.
extremely unattractive, and not nice to look at
extremely unattractive, and not nice to look at:  Lots of women think John is attractive, but I think he’s ugly. The offices are in the ugliest building in the city.
not nice to look at:  The concrete building is very unattractive.
not very beautiful or attractive. Used about women or girls:  When she was younger, people used to say she was plain, but look at her now – she’s gorgeous.
unattractive or ugly. Used about people:  He was a homely but extremely intelligent man.
formal an unsightly mark, building, etc. is not pleasing to look at:  The illness can cause unsightly marks on the skin.
extremely ugly in a way that is frightening:  The monster had the kind of hideous face that gives children bad dreams.
extremely ugly in a way that makes you feel sick:  The movie was full of grotesque violence and bloody battles.
1CLEAR very clear, and easy to understand or recognize: it is plain that It was plain that Max didn’t agree. From the first day I met her, Caroline made it plain that (=showed clearly) she didn’t like me. Why don’t you just say it in plain English (=without using technical or difficult words)? This is harassment, plain and simple.► see thesaurus at clear12SIMPLE without anything added or without decoration SYN simple:  a plain blue suit plain vanilla ice cream I just had plain old spaghetti.3HONEST showing clearly and honestly what you think about something, without trying to hide anything:  I’ve never seen her before in my life, and that’s the plain truth.4NOT BEAUTIFUL not beautiful or particularly attractive
► see thesaurus at ugly → see also plain Jane5as plain as day (also as plain as the nose on your face) very clear to see or understand:  Phil loves her – that’s as plain as day.6(just) plain... spoken a)used before a noun to emphasize it:  There’s no other word for it. It’s just plain mismanagement. b)used before someone’s name to emphasize that it is simple or ordinary or that he or she does not have a special title:  No, it’s not “Doctor Delaney” – it’s just plain Mr. Delaney. → see also plain37in plain sight if something is in plain sight, it is very easy to see or notice, especially when it should be hidden:  They left the drugs lying around in plain sight.8in plain clothes police officers in plain clothes are wearing regular clothes instead of a uniform—plainness noun [uncountable] → see also plain-clothes, plainly
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