adj. 簡單的;單純的;易受騙的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行為;出身低微者;
?? sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→簡單的;樸素的;單純的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那僅有一張窄床的簡陋臥室
近義:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反義:arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
n. 粉筆,白堊;用粉筆畫的記號;〈英〉(比賽)得分紀錄,記入借方的款項;〈美俚〉牛奶;
v. 用粉筆寫(記下);用白堊粉擦(桌球桿等);使蒼白;(英)把(酒錢)記于(某人)賬上;
?? chalk(lime石灰)→白堊;粉筆;粉筆做的記號;用粉筆寫
"the chalk cliffs of southern England"
英格蘭南部的白堊質峭壁
近義:chalky, cretaceous
n. 板;董事會;甲板;膳食;
vt. 上(船、車或飛機);收費供…膳宿;使搭伙,使寄宿;強行登(船);
vi. (火車、輪船、飛機等)接受乘客;搭伙,寄宿;
"Don't worry; the deal was completely above board."
別擔心,交易是完全合法的。
近義:blackboard, chalkboard, host, house, keep, lodge
n. 所有物, 財產, 用具, 用品, 局面, 形勢, 情況\\n[法] 物
近義:oddments, stuff, doings, articles, etceteras