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单词 oversimplification
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oversimplificationn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˌsɪmplᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˌsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, simplification n.
Etymology: < over- prefix + simplification n.
The action of oversimplifying something; an instance of this; a representation, explanation, etc., which has been simplified too much.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > making easy > freeing from complexity > to excess
simplism1840
oversimplification1878
nothing-but-ism1935
oversimplifying1939
the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > [noun] > action of simplifying > to excess
simplism1840
oversimplification1878
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > simplifying, popularization > [noun] > excessively
oversimplification1878
oversimplifying1939
1878 Mind 26 It is by an over-simplification of the system that these elements are singled out from the whole mass of it.
1930 R. A. Fisher Genetical Theory Nat. Selection 42 It is a patent oversimplification to assert that the environment determines the numbers of each sort of organism that it will support.
1934 Discovery Dec. 339/2 The danger of over-simplification of exceedingly complex problems.
1958 ‘P. Bryant’ Two Hours to Doom 91 ‘Since the war a dozen countries have gone Communist.’.. ‘I realise that. But I think it's an over-simplification of the issue.’
1997 W. Dalrymple From Holy Mountain (1998) iv. 217 It's a ridiculous oversimplification—in fact a total misunderstanding—to see the war as a simple Christian-Muslim struggle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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