simple 音标拼音: [s'ɪmpəl]
a .
简单的,普通的,朴素的,坦率的,糊涂的,绝对的,初级的
简单的,普通的,朴素的,坦率的,糊涂的,绝对的,初级的
simple 简单
simple adj 1 :
having few parts ;
not complex or complicated or involved ;
"
a simple problem "; "
simple mechanisms "; "
a simple design "; "
a simple substance " [
ant : {
complex }]
2 :
easy and not involved or complicated ; "
an elementary problem in statistics "; "
elementary ,
my dear Watson "; "
a simple game "; "
found an uncomplicated solution to the problem " [
synonym :
{
elementary }, {
simple }, {
uncomplicated }, {
unproblematic }]
3 :
apart from anything else ;
without additions or modifications ;
"
only the bare facts "; "
shocked by the mere idea "; "
the simple passage of time was enough "; "
the simple truth " [
synonym :
{
bare (
a )}, {
mere (
a )}, {
simple (
a )}]
4 :
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity ; "
childlike trust "; "
dewy -
eyed innocence "; "
listened in round -
eyed wonder " [
synonym : {
childlike }, {
wide -
eyed }, {
round -
eyed }, {
dewy -
eyed }, {
simple }]
5 :
lacking mental capacity and subtlety [
synonym : {
dim -
witted },
{
simple }, {
simple -
minded }]
6 : (
botany )
of leaf shapes ;
of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions [
synonym : {
simple }, {
unsubdivided }] [
ant :
{
compound }]
7 :
unornamented ; "
a simple country schoolhouse "; "
her black dress --
simple to austerity "
n 1 :
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties 2 :
a person lacking intelligence or common sense [
synonym :
{
simpleton }, {
simple }]
Simple \
Sim "
ple \,
a . [
Compar . {
Simpler };
superl . {
Simplest }.]
[
F .,
fr .
L .
simplus ,
or simplex ,
gen .
simplicis .
The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E .
same ,
and the sense ,
one ,
one and the same ;
cf .
L .
semel once ,
singuli one to each ,
single .
Cg . {
Single },
a ., {
Same },
a .,
and for the last part of the word cf . {
Double }, {
Complex }.]
1 .
Single ;
not complex ;
not infolded or entangled ;
uncombined ;
not compounded ;
not blended with something else ;
not complicated ;
as ,
a simple substance ;
a simple idea ;
a simple sound ;
a simple machine ;
a simple problem ;
simple tasks .
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2 .
Plain ;
unadorned ;
as ,
simple dress . "
Simple truth ."
--
Spenser . "
His simple story ." --
Burns .
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3 .
Mere ;
not other than ;
being only .
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A medicine . . .
whose simple touch Is powerful to araise King Pepin . --
Shak .
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4 .
Not given to artifice ,
stratagem ,
or duplicity ;
undesigning ;
sincere ;
true .
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Full many fine men go upon my score ,
as simple as I stand here ,
and I trust them . --
Marston .
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Must thou trust Tradition '
s simple tongue ? --
Byron .
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To be simple is to be great . --
Emerson .
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5 .
Artless in manner ;
unaffected ;
unconstrained ;
natural ;
inartificial ;;
straightforward .
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In simple manners all the secret lies . --
Young .
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6 .
Direct ;
clear ;
intelligible ;
not abstruse or enigmatical ;
as ,
a simple statement ;
simple language .
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7 .
Weak in intellect ;
not wise or sagacious ;
of but moderate understanding or attainments ;
hence ,
foolish ;
silly . "
You have simple wits ." --
Shak .
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The simple believeth every word ;
but the prudent man looketh well to his going . --
Prov .
xiv .
15 .
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8 .
Not luxurious ;
without much variety ;
plain ;
as ,
a simple diet ;
a simple way of living .
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Thy simple fare and all thy plain delights .
--
Cowper .
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9 .
Humble ;
lowly ;
undistinguished .
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A simple husbandman in garments gray . --
Spenser .
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Clergy and laity ,
male and female ,
gentle and simple made the fuel of the same fire . --
Fuller .
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10 . (
BOt .)
Without subdivisions ;
entire ;
as ,
a simple stem ;
a simple leaf .
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11 . (
Chem .)
Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known ;
elementary ;
thus ,
atoms are regarded as simple bodies .
Cf . {
Ultimate },
a .
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Note :
A simple body is one that has not as yet been decomposed .
There are indications that many of our simple elements are still compound bodies ,
though their actual decomposition into anything simpler may never be accomplished .
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12 . (
Min .)
Homogenous .
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13 . (
Zool .)
Consisting of a single individual or zooid ;
as ,
a simple ascidian ; --
opposed to compound .
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{
Simple contract } (
Law ),
any contract ,
whether verbal or written ,
which is not of record or under seal . --
J .
W .
Smith . --
Chitty .
{
Simple equation } (
Alg .),
an equation containing but one unknown quantity ,
and that quantity only in the first degree .
{
Simple eye } (
Zool .),
an eye having a single lens ; --
opposed to {
compound eye }.
{
Simple interest }.
See under {
Interest }.
{
Simple larceny }. (
Law )
See under {
Larceny }.
{
Simple obligation } (
Rom .
Law ),
an obligation which does not depend for its execution upon any event provided for by the parties ,
or is not to become void on the happening of any such event . --
Burrill .
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Syn :
Single ;
uncompounded ;
unmingled ;
unmixed ;
mere ;
uncombined ;
elementary ;
plain ;
artless ;
sincere ;
harmless ;
undesigning ;
frank ;
open ;
unaffected ;
inartificial ;
unadorned ;
credulous ;
silly ;
foolish ;
shallow ;
unwise .
Usage : {
Simple }, {
Silly }.
One who is simple is sincere ,
unaffected ,
and inexperienced in duplicity , --
hence liable to be duped .
A silly person is one who is ignorant or weak and also self -
confident ;
hence ,
one who shows in speech and act a lack of good sense .
Simplicity is incompatible with duplicity ,
artfulness ,
or vanity ,
while silliness is consistent with all three .
Simplicity denotes lack of knowledge or of guile ;
silliness denotes want of judgment or right purpose ,
a defect of character as well as of education .
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I am a simple woman ,
much too weak To oppose your cunning . --
Shak .
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He is the companion of the silliest people in their most silly pleasure ;
he is ready for every impertinent entertainment and diversion . --
Law .
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Simple \
Sim "
ple \,
v .
i .
To gather simples ,
or medicinal plants .
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As simpling on the flowery hills she [
Circe ]
strayed .
--
Garth .
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Simple \
Sim "
ple \,
n . [
F .
See {
Simple },
a .]
1 .
Something not mixed or compounded . "
Compounded of many simples ." --
Shak .
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2 . (
Med .)
A medicinal plant ; --
so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue ,
and therefore to constitute a simple remedy .
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What virtue is in this remedy lies in the naked simple itself as it comes over from the Indies .
--
Sir W .
Temple .
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3 . (
Weaving )
(
a )
A drawloom .
(
b )
A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom .
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4 . (
R .
C .
Ch .)
A feast which is not a double or a semidouble .
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476 Moby Thesaurus words for "
simple ":
Attic ,
Bohemian ,
Ciceronian ,
Mickey Mouse ,
Spartan ,
a certain ,
absolute ,
aesthetic ,
affable ,
amateur ,
an ,
any ,
any one ,
arrested ,
artistic ,
artless ,
ascetic ,
asinine ,
atomic ,
austere ,
authentic ,
awkward ,
babbling ,
backward ,
bald ,
bare ,
base ,
basic ,
blankminded ,
blithering ,
bluff ,
blunt ,
bona fide ,
born yesterday ,
bovine ,
brainless ,
burbling ,
butt ,
callow ,
candid ,
card -
carrying ,
casual ,
chaste ,
cheerful ,
childish ,
childlike ,
choice ,
chump ,
classic ,
classical ,
clean ,
clean -
cut ,
clear ,
clear as crystal ,
clear as day ,
clear -
cut ,
coherent ,
comfortable ,
common ,
commonplace ,
comprehensible ,
confiding ,
connected ,
consistent ,
cordial ,
cozy ,
crackbrained ,
cracked ,
crass ,
crazy ,
creamy ,
credulous ,
cretinistic ,
cretinous ,
crisp ,
crystal -
clear ,
crystalline ,
cullible ,
cushy ,
deceivable ,
defined ,
definite ,
degage ,
delicate ,
deludable ,
dense ,
dim -
witted ,
dinkum ,
direct ,
discreet ,
distinct ,
dithering ,
dopey ,
doting ,
driveling ,
drooling ,
dry ,
dull ,
dull -
witted ,
dumb ,
dupable ,
dupe ,
easily understood ,
easy ,
easy as pie ,
easygoing ,
effortless ,
eggshell ,
either ,
elegant ,
elemental ,
elementary ,
empty ,
empty -
headed ,
essential ,
everyday ,
excellent ,
exclusive ,
explicit ,
exploitable ,
express ,
facile ,
fall guy ,
familiar ,
fatuous ,
feebleminded ,
finished ,
flat ,
folksy ,
following the letter ,
foolable ,
foolish ,
forthright ,
frank ,
free and easy ,
friendly ,
fundamental ,
garden ,
garden -
variety ,
gauche ,
genuine ,
glib ,
gloss ,
good ,
graceful ,
gracile ,
gracious ,
green ,
groping ,
guileless ,
gull ,
gullible ,
half -
baked ,
half -
witted ,
haymish ,
hoaxable ,
homelike ,
homely ,
homespun ,
homey ,
homish ,
homogeneous ,
honest ,
honest -
to -
God ,
hoodwinkable ,
household ,
humble ,
humble -
looking ,
humble -
visaged ,
humblest ,
humbugable ,
idiotic ,
ignorant ,
illiterate ,
imbecile ,
imbecilic ,
in good taste ,
inane ,
inartificial ,
incomplex ,
individual ,
indivisible ,
inexperienced ,
inexpert ,
inferior ,
informal ,
ingenu ,
ingenuous ,
inglorious ,
innocent ,
innocuous ,
insensate ,
integral ,
intelligible ,
intimate ,
iridescent ,
irreducible ,
irregular ,
know -
nothing ,
lawful ,
lean ,
least ,
legitimate ,
lifelike ,
light ,
limpid ,
literal ,
lone ,
loose ,
loud and clear ,
low ,
lowest ,
lowliest ,
lowly ,
lucid ,
luminous ,
mark ,
matter -
of -
fact ,
maundering ,
mean ,
mellow ,
mentally defective ,
mentally deficient ,
mentally handicapped ,
mentally retarded ,
mere ,
mindless ,
modest ,
monadic ,
mongoloid ,
monistic ,
monolithic ,
moronic ,
mother -
of -
pearl ,
nacreous ,
naive ,
naked ,
natural ,
naturalistic ,
neat ,
nescient ,
nitwitted ,
nondescript ,
not all there ,
nothing to it ,
oafish ,
obtuse ,
of a piece ,
of choice ,
of quality ,
offhand ,
offhanded ,
one ,
opalescent ,
open ,
openhearted ,
ordinary ,
original ,
outspoken ,
painless ,
pale ,
pastel ,
patinaed ,
peaceful ,
pearly ,
pellucid ,
perfect ,
perspicuous ,
persuadable ,
pigeon ,
plain ,
plain -
speaking ,
plain -
spoken ,
pleasing ,
polished ,
poor ,
primal ,
primary ,
prosaic ,
prosing ,
prosy ,
pure ,
pure and simple ,
quiet ,
raw ,
real ,
realistic ,
refined ,
relaxed ,
restrained ,
retarded ,
righteous ,
rightful ,
round ,
royal ,
rustic ,
sad ,
sap ,
seduceable ,
semigloss ,
senseless ,
severe ,
sheer ,
silly ,
simon -
pure ,
simple as ABC ,
simple -
speaking ,
simplehearted ,
simpleminded ,
simpletonian ,
sincere ,
single ,
single -
hearted ,
single -
minded ,
singular ,
slobbering ,
slow ,
slow -
witted ,
small ,
smooth ,
snug ,
sober ,
sociable ,
soft ,
soft -
colored ,
soft -
hued ,
softened ,
sole ,
solid ,
solitary ,
somber ,
spare ,
square ,
stark ,
sterling ,
straightforward ,
strange to ,
stupid ,
subdued ,
subnormal ,
subordinate ,
subservient ,
subtle ,
sucker ,
sure -
enough ,
sweet ,
tasteful ,
teachable ,
tender ,
tentative ,
terse ,
thick ,
thickheaded ,
translucent ,
transparent ,
transpicuous ,
trim ,
true to life ,
true to nature ,
true to reality ,
trustful ,
trusting ,
unacquainted ,
unadorned ,
unadulterated ,
unaffected ,
unalloyed ,
unambiguous ,
unanalyzable ,
unapprized ,
unartificial ,
unassumed ,
unassuming ,
unburdensome ,
unceremonious ,
uncluttered ,
uncolored ,
uncomplicated ,
uncompounded ,
uncomprehending ,
unconcocted ,
unconfused ,
unconstrained ,
uncontrived ,
unconventional ,
unconversant ,
uncopied ,
uncounterfeited ,
undecorated ,
understandable ,
understated ,
undesigning ,
undifferenced ,
undifferentiated ,
undisguised ,
undisguising ,
undistinguished ,
undistorted ,
undivided ,
uneducated ,
unelaborate ,
unembellished ,
unenhanced ,
unenlightened ,
unequivocal ,
unexaggerated ,
unexperienced ,
unfabricated ,
unfamiliar ,
unfanciful ,
unfeigned ,
unfeigning ,
unfictitious ,
unflattering ,
unguarded ,
uniform ,
unilluminated ,
unimaginative ,
unimagined ,
unimitated ,
unimportant ,
uninformed ,
uninitiated ,
unintelligent ,
uninvented ,
uninvolved ,
unique ,
unitary ,
univocal ,
unknowing ,
unlabored ,
unmistakable ,
unmitigated ,
unmixed ,
unobtrusive ,
unofficial ,
unornamented ,
unostentatious ,
unpoetical ,
unposted ,
unpretended ,
unpretending ,
unpretentious ,
unqualified ,
unreserved ,
unripe ,
unromantic ,
unschooled ,
unsimulated ,
unsophisticated ,
unspecious ,
unstudied ,
unsure ,
unsuspicious ,
unsynthetic ,
untaught ,
untroublesome ,
unvarnished ,
unversed ,
unwary ,
unwitty ,
upright ,
vacuous ,
verbal ,
verbatim ,
veridical ,
verisimilar ,
victimizable ,
weak -
minded ,
well -
chosen ,
well -
defined ,
whole ,
witless ,
word -
for -
word ,
workaday ,
workday
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SIMPLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of SIMPLE is free from guile : innocent How to use simple in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Simple
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