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plainly

🇬🇧 UK/'pleinli/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adv.

In a simple or direct manner; clearly and obviously

清楚地,明白地;简单地,朴素地;直率地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
plainflat, level, plain; to make flat or level
+
lyin the manner of
=plainly

Common Collocations

  • 1.plainly obvious显而易见
  • 2.speak plainly直言不讳
  • 3.plainly stated明确表示
  • 4.plainly visible清晰可见

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She plainly stated that she had no intention of changing her decision.

  • 2.

    It was plainly obvious that he had not prepared for the presentation at all.

  • 3.

    The instructions were plainly written so that anyone could follow them.

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