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Definition of plainly in English: plainlyadverb ˈpleɪnliˈpleɪnli 1Able to be perceived easily. 清楚地 as submodifier a light was plainly visible she could plainly hear footsteps behind her Example sentencesExamples - The rock-strewn sand of the bottom was plainly visible.
- Before the door had closed again, Eliza's singing could be heard plainly from farther down the corridor.
- She could plainly see that the earth was rough and irregular.
- In that darkness, any little star showed as plainly as a sun.
- I passed the doors as I was going to bed, and I heard something wailing and praying just as plainly as I hear you.
- A sinister yet plainly demarcated force of evil is ever-present in his films.
- The handle plainly showed the marks of the tool that had carved it.
- The newspaper-plastered windows are plainly visible from the bus station.
- You're resplendent young ladies, that is plainly seen!
- That same shock was now plainly visible in Mallory's eyes.
- 1.1sentence adverb Used to state one's belief that something is obviously or undeniably true.
显然地 her mother was plainly anxious to leave 她母亲显然急着要走。 Example sentencesExamples - There was plainly total agreement between the parents as to what they should do in the best interests of their children.
- Their act—which is plainly felonious—has serious consequences.
- At one point, he was plainly off-key.
- Plainly, the animal is a hedgehog uncurling itself from the frozen leaves and sticks under which it is hibernating.
- Plainly, the incident with the lion caused an incredible fear within him.
- It is plainly ridiculous to expect artwork on the order of what one finds on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in ordinary places of commerce.
- Plainly, she knows what he does.
- Plainly, such a practical result cannot be achieved by an auditorium or a swimming pool, perfunctorily named a memorial.
- The first version, set inside her living room as they discuss her plans, is elaborately mounted but plainly incomplete.
- If the original film was something of a feminist diatribe, the undercurrent of the remake is plainly reactionary.
- 1.2 In a direct and honest way without concealment or deception.
to speak plainly, I suffer from a lack of confidence Example sentencesExamples - He plainly demanded to be in the thick of the action all of the time.
- The famed financier plainly divulged that he was taking money out of the pockets of British taxpayers.
- To put it plainly, the young grandmaster made the opening look like it loses by force!
- If the evidence that existed always spoke plainly, truthfully, and clearly to us, historians would have no work to do, and no opportunity to argue with each other.
- Make sure that the conditions for using this insurance are plainly stated in the house rules.
- As he told his tale, he spoke as plainly as he could.
- The author plainly admits that the process was not an easy one.
- He plainly acknowledged that his DNA suggested no hint of success at anything.
- I will ask you plainly: are you a spy?
- He plainly confessed it in his autobiography, as did his ex-wife in her rather sympathetic memoir of their years together.
2In a style that is not elaborate or luxurious; simply. he lived plainly and worked hard she is plainly dressed in a T-shirt and trousers Example sentencesExamples - The room was plainly appointed and contained one large bed piled high with furs, a small washstand, and a tall cupboard with a mirror bolted to one of the doors.
- The book is plainly produced, with 48 black-and-white illustrations.
- The plainly painted individual units are fitted together the way a careful child would stack blocks.
- The varied handling of paint ranges from near transparency to effects plainly achieved with spray and brush.
- The entrance seems to have been devoid of ornament, with windows cut plainly into the brickwork.
- Centred on each wall was a crisp scale drawing, plainly framed, rendering that wall and its temporary features.
- Furnishings, such as the plainly designed stove and slatted reclining chairs, are in keeping with the spare skeletal structure, as are the floors of wooden decking.
- An undulating wall guides you to the reception desk where the floor has been cut away so that wooden forms, plainly hollow at the upper level, are two storeys high.
- They were dressed plainly, and their pale pointed faces and weird dark eyes made them look meek and fragile.
- The largest part of the composition is taken up by the siding of a house, which is painted plainly, geometrically, in turquoise.
Definition of plainly in US English: plainlyadverbˈplānlēˈpleɪnli 1Able to be perceived easily. 清楚地 as submodifier a light was plainly visible she could plainly hear footsteps behind her Example sentencesExamples - The handle plainly showed the marks of the tool that had carved it.
- In that darkness, any little star showed as plainly as a sun.
- I passed the doors as I was going to bed, and I heard something wailing and praying just as plainly as I hear you.
- That same shock was now plainly visible in Mallory's eyes.
- The newspaper-plastered windows are plainly visible from the bus station.
- Before the door had closed again, Eliza's singing could be heard plainly from farther down the corridor.
- The rock-strewn sand of the bottom was plainly visible.
- A sinister yet plainly demarcated force of evil is ever-present in his films.
- She could plainly see that the earth was rough and irregular.
- You're resplendent young ladies, that is plainly seen!
- 1.1sentence adverb Used to state one's belief that something is obviously or undeniably true.
显然地 her mother was plainly anxious to leave 她母亲显然急着要走。 Example sentencesExamples - There was plainly total agreement between the parents as to what they should do in the best interests of their children.
- Plainly, the incident with the lion caused an incredible fear within him.
- Plainly, she knows what he does.
- The first version, set inside her living room as they discuss her plans, is elaborately mounted but plainly incomplete.
- It is plainly ridiculous to expect artwork on the order of what one finds on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in ordinary places of commerce.
- Plainly, such a practical result cannot be achieved by an auditorium or a swimming pool, perfunctorily named a memorial.
- Plainly, the animal is a hedgehog uncurling itself from the frozen leaves and sticks under which it is hibernating.
- If the original film was something of a feminist diatribe, the undercurrent of the remake is plainly reactionary.
- At one point, he was plainly off-key.
- Their act—which is plainly felonious—has serious consequences.
- 1.2 In a direct and honest way without concealment or deception.
to speak plainly, I suffer from a lack of confidence Example sentencesExamples - He plainly confessed it in his autobiography, as did his ex-wife in her rather sympathetic memoir of their years together.
- The famed financier plainly divulged that he was taking money out of the pockets of British taxpayers.
- As he told his tale, he spoke as plainly as he could.
- Make sure that the conditions for using this insurance are plainly stated in the house rules.
- If the evidence that existed always spoke plainly, truthfully, and clearly to us, historians would have no work to do, and no opportunity to argue with each other.
- The author plainly admits that the process was not an easy one.
- To put it plainly, the young grandmaster made the opening look like it loses by force!
- He plainly acknowledged that his DNA suggested no hint of success at anything.
- He plainly demanded to be in the thick of the action all of the time.
- I will ask you plainly: are you a spy?
2In a style that is not elaborate or luxurious; simply. he lived plainly and worked hard she is plainly dressed in a T-shirt and trousers Example sentencesExamples - The varied handling of paint ranges from near transparency to effects plainly achieved with spray and brush.
- Centred on each wall was a crisp scale drawing, plainly framed, rendering that wall and its temporary features.
- The plainly painted individual units are fitted together the way a careful child would stack blocks.
- They were dressed plainly, and their pale pointed faces and weird dark eyes made them look meek and fragile.
- An undulating wall guides you to the reception desk where the floor has been cut away so that wooden forms, plainly hollow at the upper level, are two storeys high.
- The room was plainly appointed and contained one large bed piled high with furs, a small washstand, and a tall cupboard with a mirror bolted to one of the doors.
- The entrance seems to have been devoid of ornament, with windows cut plainly into the brickwork.
- The book is plainly produced, with 48 black-and-white illustrations.
- The largest part of the composition is taken up by the siding of a house, which is painted plainly, geometrically, in turquoise.
- Furnishings, such as the plainly designed stove and slatted reclining chairs, are in keeping with the spare skeletal structure, as are the floors of wooden decking.
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