late 14c., "singleness of nature, unity, indivisibility; immutability," from Old French simplicite (12c., Modern French simplicité), from Latin simplicitatem (nominative simplicitas) "state of being simple, frankness, openness, artlessness, candor, directness," from simplex (genitive simplicis) "simple" (see simplex). Sense of "ignorance" is from c. 1400; that of "simplicity of expression, plainness of style" is early 15c.
Middle English also had simplesse, from French, attested in English from mid-14c. in sense "humility, lack of pride," late 14c. as "wholeness, unity;" c. 1400 as "ignorance."
雙語例句
1. A timeless comic actor—his simplicity and his apparent ease are matchless.
作為喜劇界的常青樹——他的簡單淳樸與自然大方無人能及。
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2. There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness.
室內布置得很簡單，幾乎有點平淡無奇。
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3. Using a credit card to pay for an order is simplicity itself.
用信用卡支付訂單再簡單不過了。
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4. Using plastic to pay for an order is simplicity itself.
用信用卡支付訂單是很簡單的事。
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5. The style is marked by simplicity, clarity, and candor.