plain/pleɪn/

a.

➊ simple and not unusual

➋ easy to see and understand

n. a large area of flat land without trees

a.

➊ 平常的；普通的：a plain dress 一件普通的连衣裙

◇plain food 简单的食物

➋ 清晰的，明白的，明显的：The facts are plain to see. 事实显而易见。

◇[it is plain (that) ...] It's plain that he is not happy. 很明显，他不开心。

◇Explain the law in plain English. 请用通俗易懂的英语解释这项法律。

n. [C,或~s] 平原：a vast plain 辽阔的平原

◇the Great Plains of the United States 美国大平原

同音 plain; plane

音组-ain/-eɪn/

brain; chain; explain; gain; grain; main; pain; plain; rain; train; vain