| 词汇 | simplicity |
| 释义 | simplicity noun[ U ] uk /sɪmˈplɪs.ə.ti/ us /sɪmˈplɪs.ə.t̬i/ simplicitynoun[U] (EASY)C1 the fact that something is easy to understand or do: 简单，简易 The advantage of the plan is its simplicity.这项计划的优点是简单易行。 The test was simplicity itself(= very easy).考试非常简单。 I prefer the second option - its advantages are simplicity and cheapness.我倾向于第2种选择——其优点是简单、便宜。 All the ideas have a stunning simplicity.所有的想法都简单得出奇。 Easiness and simplicity (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom accessibility at the push of a buttonidiom at the stroke of a penidiom be a matter of somethingidiom fail-safe foolproof frictionless frictionlessly friendly over-simply painlessly painting painting by numbersidiom the path of least resistanceidiom walkaway walkover wieldy with your eyes closed/shutidiom within the capacity of someone/something simplicitynoun[U] (NATURAL)the fact that something is ordinary, traditional, or natural, and not complicated: 天真；纯朴 The old people led a life of great simplicity (= with few possessions and little money).这位老人过着十分简朴的生活。 Easiness and simplicity (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom accessibility at the push of a buttonidiom at the stroke of a penidiom be a matter of somethingidiom fail-safe foolproof frictionless frictionlessly friendly over-simply painlessly painting painting by numbersidiom the path of least resistanceidiom walkaway walkover wieldy with your eyes closed/shutidiom within the capacity of someone/something simplicitynoun[U] (PLAIN)the fact that something is plain and has no decoration朴素，简朴 Easiness and simplicity (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom accessibility at the push of a buttonidiom at the stroke of a penidiom be a matter of somethingidiom fail-safe foolproof frictionless frictionlessly friendly over-simply painlessly painting painting by numbersidiom the path of least resistanceidiom walkaway walkover wieldy with your eyes closed/shutidiom within the capacity of someone/something simplicity | American Dictionarysimplicity noun[ U ] us/sɪmˈplɪs·ɪ·t̬i/ the quality of being easy to understand or do: A flat tax has the virtue of simplicity, but I question how fair it would be. the quality of being plain, without unnecessary or extra things or decorations: What fascinated us was the simplicity and usefulness of the design. Examples of simplicitysimplicity They failed to assess the importance of avoidance and took too rosy a view of the simplicities of ending evasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The human element is, of course, extremely complex and, for simplicity's sake, can be divided into two main categories. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We are surely concerned with damage brought about by what, for simplicity's sake, one calls denial. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When one is broadcasting, it is right to get across the simplicities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The old simplicities and certainties of the cold war have gone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have done that for simplicity's sake and in a spirit of compromise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why, then, does he persist in pursuing the dogmatic simplicities of the 1980s? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that in time the truth will gain wider currency in the country than these glowing simplicities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The simplicities of a world of nation states and activities confined within the territorial limits of those states have gone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are uneasily aware that our lives have moved far away from the primitive, and even from the relative simplicities of a pre-industrial world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Had the rich dad—for simplicity's sake—stayed with the family, the child would have benefited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Except to serious social engineers, neither of those two crucial simplicities applies in the diverse world of a free society in time of peace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I use those figures for simplicity's sake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was doing that for simplicity's sake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How far all this is from the old simplicities when a secret service was really secret, and was indeed so secret that it was legitimate to doubt its very existence! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of simplicity These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withsimplicitysimplicityThese are words often used in combination with simplicity. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. advantage of simplicity These measures have the advantage of simplicity, for they allow productivity to be expressed as input-output ratios. apparent simplicity The apparentsimplicity of the act of repeating a nonword is, however, deceptive. elegant simplicity The monograph is written with elegantsimplicity and at an engaging pace. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with simplicity |
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