| 词汇 | plainness |
| 释义 | plainness noun[ U ] uk /ˈpleɪn.nəs/ us /ˈpleɪn.nəs/ plainnessnoun[U] (SIMPLE QUALITY)the quality of being simple, without decoration or without anything added: There's something about the plainness of the design which I like. Richness of decoration becomes more effective when contrasted with plainness. Despite their plainness and their absence of windows, these buildings are not generic white boxes. It's a simple black dress, sleeveless, falling to the floor in unremarkable plainness, except for the rather risqué slit up one side. Plain and ordinary as it comesidiom austere austerely austerity average Joe homespun homey humble humdrum middle-of-the-road sparely spartan stale starkly starkness unostentatious unostentatiously unpainted unremarkable unremarkably plainnessnoun[U] (NOT BEAUTIFUL)the fact of not being beautiful: （尤指女性）相貌平平，不好看 The only women ever seen there were those whose age and plainness guaranteed respectability.在那里唯一见过的女人，是那些年龄和平凡相貌都能保证受人尊敬的女人。 Certainly men, like Pompey, had used their looks to further their careers. On the other hand, Cicero was proof that plainness was no disadvantage. Her plainness is actually part of her allure. Rochester is fascinated by Jane's wit and independence, despite her plainness. Not attractive to look at back end be no oil paintingidiom be not much to look atidiom bleakly bleakness gopping gracelessly have a face like the back end of a busidiom hideous hideousness putridly reptilian scrappily scrappy stolid unpretty unshapely unsightly vulgarity vulgarly plainnessnoun[U] (CLEAR QUALITY)the fact of being clearly understood because of being obvious or being very honest: 直率，坦诚 He told us with great plainness what we had done wrong.他非常坦率地告诉我们哪里做错了。 To Minnesotans, there is no greater virtue than plainness: being honest, straightforward, unpretentious, plain-spoken.对明尼苏达人来说，没有比坦率更大的美德：诚实、直率、朴实无华、直言不讳。 The plainness of the writing, the persuasive speech rhythms, make this one of his most effective poems. Let truth and plainness be the only ornament of your language. Forgive my plainness, but I doubt the truth of this. Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour abruptly abruptness bald baldly baldness blisteringly bluff directly directness downrightly edgelord flat outphrase outspoken outspokenly plain speaking plain-spoken point-blank shoot suffer vocal You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Apparent and obvious Related wordplain |
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