plain /plein/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) extensive tract of level open land
• (adj.) not elaborate or elaborated; simple
• (adj.) lacking patterns especially in color

Chinese translation

• n. 平原, 草原, 朴实无华的东西, 无格式
• a. 简单的, 明白的, 平常的, 不好看的, 朴素的, 清晰的, 普通的, 平坦的, 十足的
• adv. 清楚地, 显然地

Word details

Part of speech

adjective / noun

Pronunciation

/plein/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.43 · Rare

Word forms

plaining, plained, plains, plainer, plainest

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plaintiff · plainly · plaintive · plainspoken

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