Easy, not difficult.
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释义 | the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > easy to do or accomplish (13) eathlyc1000 Easy, not difficult. lightOE Esp. of work, a task, a duty, etc.: accomplished, achieved, or carried out with little effort or exertion; undemanding. In early use frequently… eathc1175 Of an action: Easy, not difficult. easyc1380 Of actions: Not difficult; to be accomplished with little effort. Frequently as complement when the subject is a verb in the infinitive; = eath, adj.… facile1484 That can be achieved with little effort; straightforward, easy. In later use frequently in disparaging sense: contemptibly easy. good1490 In predicative use with to infinitive: easy. Cf. evil, adj. 4b. Obsolete. easy (also simple, etc.) as pie1890 colloquial (originally U.S.). easy (also simple,etc.) as pie. untroublesome1894 (un-, prefix1 affix 1.) potty1899 Easy to manage, accomplish, or deal with; easy, simple. Now rare. sitting1932 figurative. That can hardly be bungled, easy. Cf. sitter, n.1 4c. Now rare. cake1968 U.S. colloquial. That is easy to accomplish or deal with; simple, straightforward. Cf. sense A. 13. slow-pitch1981 North American. Undemanding, unchallenging. Cf. lob ball, n. 3, softball question n. renable1995 English regional (Lincolnshire). Of an action, task, etc.: flowing smoothly; easily performed. |
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