英语词汇“simplicity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	simplicity
释义	sim·plic·i·ty \simˈplisəd.ē, -sətē, -i\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English simplicite, from Middle French, from Latin simplicitat-, simplicitas, from simplic-, simplex simple + -itat-, -itas -ity 1. a. : absence of complexity in form or structure < the simplicity of a tulip > < the simplicity of the circular zonation within the city — H.W.H.King > b. : an irreducible element : fundamental < people seeking the basic simplicities of life — T.J.Panter > c. : organic unity < the multiplicity … of our environment seems suddenly to attain clarification, simplicity, and homogeneity — Hunter Mead > 2. : lack of knowledge or good judgment : ignorance, stupidity < because of his relative political simplicity … can still be the prey of extremists — Ignazio Silone > < to save his contemptible life … dared to practice on our credulous simplicity — W.S.Gilbert > 3. a. : ingenuousness of spirit : freedom from vanity or guile : humility, candor < retained a great simplicity and kindliness of character, was always easily approachable — Martha Gruening > < wish to appear all innocence and simplicity, and they full of malice and deceit all the time — George Borrow > b. : unaffected naturalness : freedom from artificiality or display : genuineness, plainness < the peace and simplicity of natural surroundings — J.L.Phelan > < the almost bare simplicity of life in his grandfather's house — Archibald Marshall > c. : innocence, naïveté < the combination of great intellect with childlike simplicity — Bertrand Russell > 4. a. : directness of expression : absence of ambiguity or overrefinement : clarity, intelligibility < pleased the general reader by the smoothness and simplicity of her verse — Bertha Stearns > < sang with feeling and simplicity — T.L.Peacock > b. : limitation in the use of ornament : austerity, restraint < all garments were white … and of the utmost simplicity in cut and material — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania > < the dignity and simplicity of colonial architecture > 5. a. : a simple act, idea, or characteristic < reverence for the simplicities of … rural and village America — Bernard De Voto > < the simplicities and certainties of 1914 had given way to … confusions — Times Literary Supplement > b. : an instance or epitome of something simple < the average transatlantic flight is simplicity itself — Richard Joseph >
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