词汇精选:plain的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
adj.
清晰的,清楚的;明显的;明白的
例句:
From the opening page, he makes it plain that this is a very different book.
一开篇,作者就清楚地表明这是一部很不寻常的书。
例句:
The markings along the route are quite plain.
路线沿途的标志都十分清楚.
朴素的,简朴的;无装饰的
例句:
He advocates plain living.
他提倡过简朴的生活。
例句:
Plain and simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
朴素的衣服适合于上学时穿着。
普通的;平凡的
例句:
I'll have the plain ice cream.
我要一份普通的冰淇淋。
例句:
Those hotels offer plain comforts.
那些旅馆只有普通的设备。
直截了当的;坦率的,真诚的
例句:
For them to front an evil with plain speech is to be guilty of effrontery.
对他们来说,与魔鬼开诚布公的讲话是一种厚颜无耻的罪过。
例句:
I am sure you will give me a plain and open answer.
我相信你一定会给我一个简单,坦率的答复。
简易的,不复杂的
例句:
Once the design problems were solved, everything was plain sailing.
设计问题一经解决,就容易办了。
例句:
You shall speak to the little child in plain English.
(图画等)单色的;(织物)平纹的
例句:
The plain vase shows off the flowers to advantage.
这个单色的花瓶把鲜花衬托得更美。
例句:
Plain dark blue or black socks and black slip-on shoes for use on the match area.
单色之深蓝色或黑色袜子及用于比赛场地的黑色套入式便鞋。
(食物等)素净的,清淡的;单纯的,不搀杂的
例句:
My wife and I prefer plain, wholesome food.
我和我妻子都喜欢清淡、干净的食物。
例句:
The food was plain but well prepared.
这些食物很简单,但烧得很好。
(女子、相貌等)平常的,不好看的
例句:
I would rather marry a plain Jane who causes no trouble than a pretty face who may be come a jailbait.
我宁愿和一个相貌平平但是安稳的女孩子结婚也不愿意娶个招灾惹祸的漂亮妞。
例句:
We can draw a lesson from Ugly Betty that even a plain Jane can live a wonderful life.
我们从《丑女贝蒂》中可以了解到,即使相貌平凡女生也可以有一个美妙的人生。
(姓名)不带头衔的,不带称号的;直呼其名的
(信封、包装等)未注明发信人(或发货人)及内容的
名副其实的,十足的,绝对的
例句:
What he said was plain wrong.
他所说的话绝对是错误的。
例句:
It's plain common sense - the more happiness you feel, the less unhappiness you experience.
你越觉得幸福,说明你经历的不幸就越少,这绝对是常识。
(电报等)明语的,不用密码的
例句:
There are two kinds of telexes between our export corporations and their customers. One is written in plain language and the other with some simplified words.
我国外贸公司与客户往来的电传有两种:一种是全部用明语,另一种是用一些简化词。
【古】平的,平坦的;开阔的
例句:
A plain white cotton cloth,heavier than muslin.
白洋布一种平坦的白色棉布,比细棉布粗一些。
例句:
The hills seem to thrust straight out of the open plain, some in clusters, some in solitary loftiness.
山峦似乎从平原拔起,有的群峰簇拥,有的孤峰矗立。
【牌】小牌的;副牌的
adv.
清楚地,明白地
例句:
If you wanted me to go why didn't you say so plain instead of making vague hints?
你想叫我走,为什么拐弯抹角而不直说?
(用以加强语气)显然,完全地
例句:
Beck went plain crazy with anger on the day when he received his Dear John from his exgirlfriend.
贝克收到他女朋友的绝交信那天简直都气疯了。
n.
平原;(几乎没有树林的)大片平地 [C]
例句:
The little mountain stream is dashing down to the plain.
小山涧奔流而下,流向平原。
例句:
The regiment debouched into the open plain.
军队进入开阔平原。
朴实无华的东西 [C]
【纺】平针 [C]
例句:
In addition to appearance and good strength, twills tend to show soil less quickly than plain weave fabrics.
与平纹织物相比,斜纹织物除了良好的外观和较高的强度之外,它还不容易被沾污。
例句:
Her grandma has an old plain interlock knitting machine.
她的祖母有一台双罗纹平针织机。
[the Plain]平原派(18世纪法国大革命时期国民公会中的中派集团,因坐于会议大厅的最低处得名)[C]
例句:
Led by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes, the Plain voted with the moderate Girondins.
在西哀士的领导下,平原派支持了吉伦派。
二、词义辨析:
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。
三、词义辨析:
ugly,plain
这两个词都可表示“难看的”。其区别是: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”。plain 强调脸部外貌缺乏某种能引起兴趣或吸引人的特征。
四、相关短语:
plain sailing
一帆风顺,进展顺利
coastal plain
沿岸平原,沿海平原,海岸平原
flood plain
河漫滩,河滩,洪泛地,洪泛平原,洪泛区,泛滥平原,漫滩,漫滩池
plain clothes
n. 1.便衣,便服 2.便衣警察
plain flour
n. 不含酸酵粉的面粉
plain weave
平织布纹纸平织纸平纹梭织
一、参考例句:
He advocates plain living.
他提倡过简朴的生活。
Plain glass is transparent.
普通的白玻璃是透明的。
Knit two plain, two purl.
两针平织,两针反织。
Plain living and high thinking.
生活要朴实,情操要高尚。
I prefer plain, wholesome food.
我喜欢清淡、有益健康的食物。
Those hotels offer plain comforts.
那些旅馆只有普通的设备。
He set an example of plain living.
他树立了艰苦朴素的榜样。
I'll have the plain ice cream.
我要一份普通的冰淇淋。
She's indeed a plain Jane.
她的确是个相貌平平的女孩子。
She likes the plain but gracious dress.
她喜欢朴素而雅致的连衣裙。