simplicity
noun /sɪmˈplɪsəti/
/sɪmˈplɪsəti/
(plural simplicities)
Idioms - [uncountable] the quality of being easy to understand or use
简单(性);容易(性) - the relative simplicity of the new PC
新型个人电脑的相对简易 - For the sake of simplicity, let's divide the discussion into two parts.
为了方便起见,我们把讨论分成两部分。
- For simplicity, I shall continue to use the accepted term.
为了简单起见,我将继续使用普遍认同的术语。 - Her views of the world have a childlike simplicity.
她的世界观非常天真淳朴。 - I find elegance in the simplicity of approach.
我发现简单方法有其雅致之处。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elegant
- extreme
- great
- …
- have
- simplicity of
- for simplicity
- be simplicity itself
- for simplicity’s sake
- for the sake of simplicity
- …
- the relative simplicity of the new PC
- [uncountable] (approving) the quality of being natural and plain
质朴;淳朴 - the simplicity of the architecture
建筑风格的质朴 - the simplicity of country living
乡村生活的淳朴 - The stage design is striking in its stark simplicity.
舞台设计粗陋得惊人。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elegant
- extreme
- great
- …
- have
- simplicity of
- for simplicity
- be simplicity itself
- for simplicity’s sake
- for the sake of simplicity
- …
- the simplicity of the architecture
- [countable, usually plural] an aspect of something that is easy, natural or plain
简单(或质朴、朴素)之处 - the simplicities of our old way of life
我们过去的生活方式的种种简朴之处
- the simplicities of our old way of life
词源late Middle English: from Old French simplicite or Latin simplicitas, from simplex ‘single’, variant of simplus ‘simple’.
Idioms
be simplicity itself
- to be very easy or plain
非常简单;非常朴素 - Changing the settings on the alarm system is simplicity itself.
改变报警系统的设置本身就很简单。 - His solution to the problem was simplicity itself.
他解决问题的办法极为简单。
- Changing the settings on the alarm system is simplicity itself.