adv. 簡單地,樸素地;(引出概括或解釋)不過,僅僅;簡直;<非正>實(shí)在;
?? sim一次 + ply 折疊 →折一次 → ad.簡單地;樸素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
這架時(shí)鐘純屬擺設(shè),它再也不走了。
近義:just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反義:elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
n. 公司;法人;社團(tuán),團(tuán)體;〈口〉(凸出的)大肚子;
?? corpor身體,團(tuán)體+ation表名詞 → 公司,團(tuán)體
"News Corporation was headquartered in Sydney."
新聞集團(tuán)的總部設(shè)在悉尼。
近義:institution, association, merging, partnership, society, business
反義:individual