| 单词 | facile |
| 释义 | facile (once / 249 pages) adj If someone does something easily, or shows ease, it is described as facile in a good way, but if someone takes the easy way out and shows a lack of thought or care, it is facile in a bad way. While it is a lovely sounding French word, facile is both a compliment and an insult depending on how it's used. Something that shows ready skill is facile, such as being facile with text messaging. But if something is too simple and superficial, or shows little care, it can also be called facile, or lame. "Being too cowardly to tell the truth and admit he didn't do it, he used the facile and sarcastic excuse that the dog ate his homework." WORD FAMILYfacile: facilely, facility+/facility: facilities USAGE EXAMPLESIn Trump, Navarro found a politician who shared his penchant for facile solutions to complicated problems. Slate(Dec 22, 2016) By anyone’s definition, Roof is a racist, but surely this is too facile an explanation. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) That may seem facile as a reading, but, well … who ever said humanity was subtle? New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1adj arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth too facile a solution for so complex a problem Syn superficial concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually 2adj performing adroitly and without effort a facile hand Syn effortless requiring or apparently requiring no effort 3adj expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively able to dazzle with his facile tongue Syn eloquent, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken articulate expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language |
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