plainly

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plain·ly /ˈpleɪnli/ adverbadv

1 CLEAR/EASY TO SEEin a way that is easy to understand or recognize 明晰地，清楚地

Mrs Gorman was plainly delighted.

戈尔曼夫人喜形于色。

The first part of that argument is plainly true.

论证的第一部分显然是成立的。

We could hear Tom’s voice plainly over the noise of the crowd.

在人群的喧闹声中，我们可以清楚地听到汤姆的声音。

[sentence adverbadv]

Plainly the laws are not effective.

显然那些法规没有效力。

2 HONESTspeaking honestly, and without trying to hide the truth 坦白地，直率地

She told him plainly that she had no intention of marrying him.

她坦率地告诉他自己不打算嫁给他。

3 SIMPLE/PLAINsimply or without decoration 简单地，简朴地，朴素地

a plainly dressed young girl

一个穿着简朴的年轻女孩

The room was very plainly furnished.

房间陈设很简单。

Examples from the Corpus

plainly• Intervention, both in theory and practice, is plainly an imperfect science.• This was plainly an international language.• Plainly, an investigation into the tragedy would be necessary.• a plainly dressed man• Indeed, attempts to reshape the opinions and behaviour of today's toe-happy adults are plainly futile.• Mr Ridley plainly has a taste for the weird.• Garver was plainly nervous as she began her speech.• Understandable as it is, this reaction is plainly not altogether reasonable.• The price is marked plainly on the tag.• Officials who packed private restaurants, where the bill for dinner exceeded their weekly wage, were plainly on the take.• This is as true of theoretical and intellectual activities as of more plainly practical ones.• This should have been plainly ridiculous to the Elizabethan audience.• Woodard would not say plainly what his plans for the future were.

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