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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   plain

   • IPA[plān]

   美式

   • adj.
     not decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary in character；without a pattern; in only one color
   • adv.
     clearly; unequivocally (used for emphasis)
   • n.
     a large area of flat land with few trees；another term for Great Plains
2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. not decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary in character good plain food everyone dined at a plain wooden table 同義詞 simple, ordinary, unadorned, undecorated, unembellished, ... 更多unornamented, unpretentious, unostentatious, unfussy, homely, homespun, basic, modest, unsophisticated, penny plain, without frills, stark, severe, spartan, austere, chaste, bare, uncluttered, restrained, muted, unpatterned, patternless, everyday, workaday反義詞 fancy, elaborate
   • ▪ without a pattern; in only one color a plain fabric
   • ▪ bearing no indication as to source, contents, or affiliation donations can be put in a plain envelope
   • 2. (of a person) having no pretensions; not remarkable or special a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him 同義詞 straightforward, unpretentious, simple, ordinary, average, ... 更多unassuming, unaffected, honest-to-goodness, ingenuous, artless, guileless, sincere, cracker-barrel反義詞 pretentious, affected
   • ▪ (of a person) without a special title or status for years he was just plain Bill
   • 3. easy to perceive or understand; clear the advantages were plain to see it was plain that something was very wrong 同義詞 obvious, clear, crystal clear, as clear as crystal, evident, ... 更多apparent, manifest, patent, visible, discernible, perceptible, perceivable, noticeable, detectable, recognizable, observable, unmistakable, transparent, palpable, distinct, pronounced, marked, striking, conspicuous, overt, self-evident, indisputable, as plain as a pikestaff, staring someone in the face, writ large, written all over someone, as plain as day, plain to see, beyond (a) doubt, beyond question, informalas plain as the nose on one's face, standing/sticking out like a sore thumb, standing/sticking out a mile
   • ▪ (of written or spoken usage) clearly expressed, without the use of technical or abstruse terms written in plain English 同義詞 intelligible, comprehensible, understandable, coherent, accessible, ... 更多uncomplicated, lucid, perspicuous, unambiguous, clear, simple, straightforward, clearly expressed, clear-cut, direct, digestible, user-friendly反義詞 unclear, obscure
   • ▪ not using concealment or deception; frank he recalled her plain speaking 同義詞 candid, frank, outspoken, forthright, plain-spoken, ... 更多direct, honest, truthful, blunt, downright, unvarnished, bald, straight from the shoulder, explicit, unequivocal, informalupfront, archaicround, free-spoken
   • 4. (of a person) not beautiful or attractive the dark-haired, rather plain woman 同義詞 unattractive, unprepossessing, as plain as a pikestaff, ugly, ill-favored, ... 更多unlovely, ordinary-looking, homely, informalnot much to look at, fugly, no oil painting, huckery反義詞 attractive, beautiful, good-looking
   • 5. sheer; simple (used for emphasis) the main problem is just plain exhaustion 同義詞 sheer, pure, downright, out-and-out, unmitigated, ... 更多rank, nothing other than
   • 6. denoting or relating to a type of knitting stitch produced by putting the needle through the front of each stitch from left to right.

   adv.

   副詞

   • 1. informal clearly; unequivocally (used for emphasis) perhaps the youth was just plain stupid

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a large area of flat land with few trees the coastal plain
   • ▪ another term for Great Plains

   片語

   • as plain as the nose on one's face
   • in plain sight
   • plain and simple
   • plain as day