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单词 simply
释义 sim·ply
\ˈsimplē, -li, in senses 1 & 2 sometimes -pəl-\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English simplely, simply, from simple (I) + -ly
1. : in a straightforward manner : modestly, sincerely
 < behaved so simply and magnificently that even his enemies found themselves won over — C.L.Carmer >
2.
 a. : without ambiguity : intelligibly, clearly
  < let the narrative unfold simply and objectively — R.A.Cordell >
 b. : without extravagance or embellishment : plainly
  < within the range of the simply educated — J.H.Plumb >
  < a graceful structure, built simply when simplicity was not considered a virtue — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
 c. : without complexity or subterfuge : directly, candidly
  < everything … came to happen as simply and as naturally and as gradually as a season coming on — R.P.Warren >
  < this she said as simply as a child recites a tale — Pearl Buck >
3.
 a. obsolete : absolutely, categorically
  < that they have any being, purely and simply, I deny — R.G.Preston >
 b. : in or of itself : without augmentation : merely, solely
  < readers who read books simply to finish them — James Thurber >
  < in this chapter … we simply note the principal characteristics of the period — Tom Wintringham >
  < she was simply and solely a beautiful woman — Jean Stafford >
 c. : in actual fact : literally, really
  < there simply is not enough work to go around — Hamilton Basso >
  — often used as an intensive
  < you simply must wear a British bowler — John McCaffrey >
4. archaic : ignorantly, foolishly
 < got money from various simply disposed persons, under pretence of getting them confidential appointments — W.M.Thackeray >
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