| 单词 | plainly |
| 释义 | plainly (once / 173 pages) 1adv 2adv To do something plainly means to do it either in a very simple way or in an obvious way. You can dress plainly to hang out with your friends by wearing a t-shirt and jeans. If you're plainly asking your mom for money, it's clear to her what you're doing. But if you live plainly, it means you do things in a simple, non-luxurious way. You can also speak plainly, which either means "using simple words," or "bluntly." Certain religious groups, including Quakers, Amish, and Mennonites, have long been associated with the words plain and plainly because they live, speak, and dress so simply. WORD FAMILYplain: plained, plainer, plainest, plaining, plainly, plainness, plains USAGE EXAMPLESHer customers at the plainly named Ties, Shirts and More don’t want skinny ties, skinny suits. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Republicans argued that their proposal was about ensuring electoral fairness, but Democrats said it plainly smelled of a power grab. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Posing for a photographer in the lobby of the Rubin Museum of Art one December afternoon, the actor Josh Radnor was plainly ill at ease. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1 adv in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment 2she was dressed plainly Syn simply adv unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') You are plainly wrong Syn apparently, evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plain |
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