the simple life• He believed in the simple life and slept on a mattress on the floor.• Coming from a group whose aim is the simpler life, such an entry into the market place raises some intriguing questions.
8stupid 愚蠢的 [not before noun]STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT someone who is simple is not very intelligent 头脑简单的,笨的,智力低下的
I’m afraid Luke’s a bit simple.
我觉得卢克有点笨。
nCOLLOCATIONS
adverbs
very/extremely/incredibly simple
I came up with a very simple answer to this problem.
relatively/fairly/quite simple
The rules are quite simple.
deceptively simple (=seeming simple, but in fact complicated or difficult)
It’s a deceptively simple idea, but it’s very difficult to put into practice.
perfectly simple
Well? It’s a perfectly simple question.
phrases
simple to use/make/operate etc
The machine is very simple to use.
simple but effective
Any child’s behaviour can be improved by this simple but effective technique.
it’s as simple as that• Just call her up - it's as simple as that.• I don't trust anyone as far as I could throw them: it's as simple as that.• I shall run away, Lily had thought then, it's as simple as that.• If they cause trouble with me I cause trouble with them it's as simple as that.• That's all there is, it's as simple as that.• The relativeprosperity of the town does not justifyDevelopment Area statusit's as simple as that.• What's missing is a genuinely creative interest in local talent, it's as simple as that.
pure and simple• But more subtle problems remain-related to sexism, pure and simple.• If they lived in the MiddleEast they were bad, pure and simple.• The bottom line is in the ledger book, pure and simple.• The man wants revenge, pure and simple, and he's working logically through the family, savingStone until last.• The first is pure and simplefiletransfer.• A gratuitouspromise, pure and simple, remains unenforceable unless given under seal.• But lineagepure and simple was not the only consideration.
Originsimple
(1200-1300)Old French“plain, uncomplicated”, from Latinsimplus, from sim-“one” + -plus“multiplied by”
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound顯得簡單;簡單;看起來簡單;證明簡單;好像簡單;聽起來簡單➤remain仍然簡單▸➤keep sth, make sth使⋯(保持)簡單◇When creating your design, keep it simple.設計時要保持簡潔。◇Is all this technology making our lives simpler?這些技術使我們的生活更方便了嗎?➤find sth發覺⋯簡單◇I found the work fairly simple.我發現這份工作相當容易。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常容易◇Don't worry-it's all very simple.不要擔心,這非常容易。➤amazingly, breathtakingly, incredibly, remarkably驚人地簡單;極其容易➤devastatingly (especially BrE) 簡單得令人震驚◇The logic of the plan was devastatingly simple.這個計劃的邏輯簡單得令人瞠目。➤comparatively, relatively比較/相對簡單➤apparently, seemingly表面/看似簡單◇This seemingly simple task ended up taking hours.這項看似簡單的任務結果卻用了好幾個小時才完成。➤deceptively, disarmingly, surprisingly貌似簡單實則不然;簡單得讓人放心;出人意料地簡單◇a deceptively simple technique貌似簡單的技藝➤beautifully, elegantly簡單極了;簡潔明快◇The engine design is elegantly simple.引擎設計簡潔明快。➤brilliantly, wonderfully (both especially BrE) 簡單巧妙◇It is a brilliantly simple idea.這主意簡單絕妙。➤refreshingly簡單得令人耳目一新◇Their approach is refreshingly simple and direct.他們的方法簡單而直接,令人耳目一新。