simplification
UK/,sɪmplɪfɪ ' keɪʃən/US/.simplifi'keiʃәn/
B2
Definitions
n.
The act of making something simpler or easier to understand
简化，单纯化
Root Breakdown
Root-derived+
-i-connector
+
-ationact, process, state
=simplification
simple (sim 'one' + ple from plic 'fold' = 'one-fold') + -fy (fac, make) + -ation = 'the making-simple.' The -fication noun of simplify. Note: the -ple in simple is plic ('fold' = 'one-fold = simple'), not the ple 'fill' root.
Root sim still carries 56 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.gross simplification过度简化
- 2.radical simplification大幅简化
- 3.simplification of the process流程简化
Example Sentences
- 1.
The tax reform aims at the simplification of filing rules.
- 2.
Calling it 'just bad luck' is a gross simplification.