simple-minded

Definitions

simple + minded = 'having a simple mind.' simple itself is sim ('one') + -ple ('fold') — a single fold, uncomplicated. Applied to a mind, it shifts from 'plain' to mildly insulting: too plain to grasp nuance.

Common Collocations

• 1.simple-minded approach简单化的做法
• 2.simple-minded view简单化的观点
• 3.simple-minded solution简单粗暴的解决方案

Example Sentences

• 1.

  It's a simple-minded view of a very complicated conflict.

• 2.

  Don't be so simple-minded about people's motives.