plain

英 [pleɪn] 美 [pleɪn]

• adj. 清楚的；简单的；坦白的；平常的；朴素的；纯的
• n. 平原；广阔的区域
• adv. 完全地；纯粹地

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 清晰的,明白的

   clear; easy to see, hear, or understand

2. 朴素的,简单的,平常的

   simple; without anything added; without decoration

3. 坦白的,坦率的,真诚的

   showing clearly, honestly, and exactly what is thought or felt

4. [A]完全的,十足的,彻底的

   complete; undoubted

n. (名词)

1. [P]平原

   a large stretch of flat land

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 朴素的
2. 清楚的
3. 简单的
4. 单色的
5. 明白的
6. 无花纹的
7. 直率的， 坦诚的，直接的
8. 平常的，平凡的，平庸的，极普通的
9. 平易的
10. 素的
11. 明显的，浅白的
12. 不尚修饰的（尤指女人）

n. 名词

1. 平原，平地
2. 旷野，大草原
3. 广场
4. 小公园
5. 战场
6. 素织品
7. 单色布，素色布
8. 平纹金属丝网
9. 平纹布
10. 平针
11. 朴实无华的东西
12. 平原派（18世纪法国大革命时期国民工会中的中派集团，因坐在议会大厅的最低处而得名）

adv. 副词

1. 清楚地，清晰地
2. 绝对地
3. 简直
4. 平易地
5. 明白，明了
6. <口>完全地，彻底地
7. 简单地
8. 显然

v. 动词

1. 发牢骚，诉苦
2. 叹惜
3. 悲伤，哀悼，悲歌，痛苦

英英释义

Noun:

1. extensive tract of level open land;

   "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"
   "he longed for the fields of his youth"
   

2. a basic knitting stitch

Adjective:

1. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment;

   "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"
   "evident hostility"
   "manifest disapproval"
   "patent advantages"
   "made his meaning plain"
   "it is plain that he is no reactionary"
   "in plain view"
   

2. not elaborate or elaborated; simple;

   "plain food"
   "stuck to the plain facts"
   "a plain blue suit"
   "a plain rectangular brick building"
   

3. lacking patterns especially in color

4. not mixed with extraneous elements;

   "plain water"
   "sheer wine"
   "not an unmixed blessing"
   

5. free from any effort to soften to disguise;

   "the plain and unvarnished truth"
   "the unvarnished candor of old people and children"
   

6. lacking embellishment or ornamentation;

   "a plain hair style"
   "unembellished white walls"
   "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
   

7. lacking in physical beauty or proportion;

   "a homely child"
   "several of the buildings were downright homely"
   "a plain girl with a freckled face"
   

Adverb:

1. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly');

   "the answer is obviously wrong"
   "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"
   "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"
   "it is all patently nonsense"
   "she has apparently been living here for some time"
   "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"
   "You are plainly wrong"
   "he is plain stubborn"
   

Verb:

1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;

   "My mother complains all day"
   "She has a lot to kick about"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. It was plain to everyone that she was not happy.
   她并不幸福,这是明摆着的事实。
2. The restaurant serves plain home-made meals.
   那个餐馆供应简单的家常菜。
3. She was admired for her plain speaking.
   她说话坦白,这一点令人钦佩。
4. Most people see great men as wizards; however, they are just plain people.
   大多数人觉得伟人是奇才,然而,他们只不过是平常人。
5. Her plain black dress was too severe for such a cheerful occasion.
   她穿着黑色连衣裙
6. I drink only pure water after taking exercises.
   运动之后我只喝纯净水。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The wind whipped across the plain.
   大风扫过平原。
2. The mountain stands tall and upright on the vast plain.
   这座高山屹然矗立在广阔的平原上。
3. Shanghai in Yangtze Delta alluvial plain, low-lying, the network of waterways covered with vast shoals resources.
   上海位于长江口冲积平原，地势低洼，河网密布，拥有广阔的滩涂资源。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Beck went plain crazy with anger on the day when he received his Dear John from his girlfriend.
   贝克收到他女朋友的绝交信的那天简直都气疯了。
2. That is just plain stupid.
   那简直是愚不可及.

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. The plain truth is that she will never return.
   事实很明显,她永远不会回来了。
2. The plain fact is that we just can't afford it.
   明显的事实是我们买不起它。
3. He refused to commit himself to a plain “yes” or “no”.
   他拒绝明确答复行还是不行。
4. She's in plain clothes.
   她的穿着很朴素。
5. He wore a plain cotton uniform.
   他穿着一身朴素的棉制服。
6. We are leading a plain life.
   我们过着朴素的生活。
7. Comrades must be helped to preserve the style of plain living and hard struggle.
   务必使同志们保持艰苦奋斗的作风。
8. The girl has a good figure but a plain face.
   那个女孩子体形很美,但长相一般。
9. From a rather plain child she had grown into a beautiful woman.
   她从一个相貌平平的孩子长成了一个美丽的女子。
10. I'm afraid she's rather a plain girl.
    恐怕她是一个相貌相当普通的姑娘。
11. I'll tell you everything in plain words.
    我将坦白地把一切事情告诉你。
12. The teacher gave me a plain talk about my mistakes.
    老师就我的错误和我进行了坦率的交谈。
13. He is fond of plain dealing and plain speaking.
    他喜欢办事光明磊落,说话直言不讳。
14. He's plain stupid.
    他是个十足的笨蛋。
15. It's just plain foolishness to spend all your pay as soon as you get it!
    你的工资一到手就花光,真是愚不可及!

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The meaning of the sentence is quite plain.
   这个句子的意思相当清楚。
2. The figures in the picture are quite plain.
   照片上的人像很清楚。
3. Whatever the terms used, the facts are plain enough.
   不管怎么说,事实再清楚不过了。
4. I should think that her motive is quite plain.
   我应该想到她的动机是十分清楚的。
5. His guilt is plain because the stolen money was found in his briefcase.
   他的罪行已清楚了,因为失窃的钱是在他的皮包里发现的。
6. Her dress is severely plain.
   她的服装很朴素。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. I will be plain with you and tell you the truth.
   我跟你开门见山地说实话。
2. He was quite plain about his feeling on the matter.
   他毫不掩饰他对那件事的感情。

It is/was+～+to- v

1. It's plain to see you haven't done this before.
   显然你以前没做过这种事情。

It is/was+～+that-clause

1. It's quite plain that you haven't been paying attention.
   你显然一直都没好好地留意。
2. It is quite plain that he is mistaken.
   显然是他错了。

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. I hope I've made myself plain on this issue.
   我希望我已把这个问题说清楚了。
2. There is no more money—do I make myself plain?
   现在也没钱了——我的意思清楚吗?
3. He made it plain to us that he did not wish to continue.
   他向我们明白地表示他不想继续做下去。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Is the coastal plain good for growing crops?
   沿海的平原适合种庄稼吗?
2. I was fearful lest we should strike the timbered edge of the plain.
   我害怕我们会进入这个平原边缘的林带。
3. The wind whistled across the plain.
   风呼呼地吹过旷野。
4. Animals range over the hills and plains.
   动物在山丘和平原上出没。
5. He ranged the plains.
   他在平原上走来走去。
6. The vast plains of this country spread for hundreds of miles.
   这个国家辽阔的平原绵延数百英里。
7. Most of the ocean bottom is made up of smooth plains.
   海底大部分是由平坦的平原构成。
8. China's vast plains are distributed mainly in the eastern part of the country along the seacoast.
   中国的大平原主要分布在东部沿海地区。
9. South of the Great Wall, boundless plains stretch far out of sight.
   长城南面是一望无际的平原。
10. They turned the hills into orchards and plains into granaries.
    他们把山坡变成了果园,把平地变成了粮仓。

经典引文

• Beyond..the White Mountain rising up from the Wexford plain.

  出自： Day Lewis

• From the foothills to..the coastal plain.

  出自： C. Thubron

• Follow me then to plainer ground.

  出自：Midsummer Night's Dream , Shakespeare

• Small Cause, I ween, has lusty Youth to plain.

  出自： A. Philips

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

as plain as the nose on one's face

显而易见 very obvious

in plain English

用直率的或简单明了的英语,不拐弯抹角而直说 bluntly or simply expressed

in plain sight

一目了然 be clear at a glance

plain sailing

十分顺利; 一帆风顺 course of action that is simple and free from trouble

plain speaking

诚实〔坦率〕地说 honest〔open〕 talk

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• plain cake 纯蛋糕
• plain chocolate 纯巧克力
• plain clothes man 便衣警察
• plain cover 普通信封
• plain drawing 素描
• plain English 简易英语
• plain fabric 素的织物
• plain flour 未发酵的面粉
• plain food 简单的食物
• plain language 简单的语言
• plain living 简朴的生活
• plain meal 便饭
• plain pattern 朴素的式样
• plain people 普通人,老百姓
• plain speaking 打开天窗说亮话
• plain speech 简单明了的语言
• plain true 明显的事实
• plain words 简单明了的语言

副词+～

• perfectly plain 十分明确
• quite plain 相当清楚
• severely plain 极为朴素

～+副词

• plain enough 足够清楚

～+动词不定式

• plain to see 一清二楚的

～+介词

• plain to 对…是清楚的
• plain with 对…直说,坦白地对…说

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• cross plains 穿过平原
• cultivate plain 在平地上耕作
• level into plain 平整成平地
• till plain 在平地上耕作

形容词+～

• bare plain 光秃秃的平原
• bleak plain 荒凉的平原
• broad plain 广阔的平原
• coastal plain 沿海平原
• flat plain 平坦的平原
• level plain 平坦的平原
• vast plain 辽阔的平原
• wide plain 广阔的平原

介词+～

• above plain 在平原的上空
• on plain 在平原上

～+介词

• the great plains of the American Midwest 美国中西部的大平原

词语用法

1. plain sailing一词表示“一帆风顺”，源自航海词汇，指采用简便的平面海图的导航。

adj. (形容词)

1. plain作形容词的基本意思是“清晰的,明白的”,指能被人清楚地看到或听到。plain作“朴素的,简单的,平常的”解时,可指衣着朴素,缺乏装饰; 也可指人的相貌平常,没有特别引人注目之处。plain作“坦白的,坦率的,真诚的”解时,一般指人的行为和思想。plain作以上解释时在句中可用作定语或表语。
2. plain还可作“完全的,十足的,彻底的”解,在句中只用作定语,无比较级和最高级形式。
3. 当plain的主语是动词不定式或that从句时,常用于形式主语结构。

n. (名词)

1. plain用作名词意思是“平原”,指起伏极小,海拔较低的广大平地,常用作复数形式。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

plain, ugly

• 这两个词都可表示“难看的”。其区别是：
• 1.ugly语气较强烈,指“难看的,难听的,丑陋的”,可指人或物,着重于“令人不快的”。
• 2.plain强调脸部外貌缺乏某种能引起兴趣或吸引人的特征。例如:
• From a rather plain child she had grown into a beautiful woman.她从一个相貌平平的孩子长成了一个美丽的女子。
• The girl has a good figure but a plain face.那个女孩子体形很美,但长相一般。

apparent，obvious，evident，clear，plain，distinct，definite，manifest

• 这些形容词均含“清楚的，明白的，明显的”之意。
• apparent强调显而易见或一想便知。这个词从动词appear派生而来，故有时含有表面如此而事实上未必的意味。
• obvious语气较强，指极为明显，有目共睹，无需说明和论证。
• evident指根据事实成为显然的。
• clear普通用词，侧重清楚明白。
• plain普通用词，含义与clear很接近，可通用，但plain着重简单明了，不复杂。
• distinct较正式用词，指轮廓的清楚或定义、含义的明确，不会弄错。
• definite语气肯定，着重明白无误，无可怀疑。
• manifest语义较强，书面用词，强调一目了然，暗示不要任何推论就一清二楚。

词源解说

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的plain；最初源自拉丁语的planus，意为平的，平地。

近反义词

【近义词】

• clear
• obvious
• visible
• simple
• frank
• plateau
• prairie

【反义词】

• indistinct
• vague
• difficult
• indirect