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be an oversimplification to do sth
be an oversimplification to do sth 是常用句式，意为“做某事是过分简单化的”。
It is an oversimplification to say that poverty causes crime.
说贫困导致犯罪是一种过分简单化。
过分简单化
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
过分简单化
the act of making something seem simpler than it really is, often to the point of misrepresentation
It is an oversimplification to say that poverty causes crime.
说贫困导致犯罪是一种过分简单化。
为了简洁或易于理解而省略重要信息的解释。
An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
进行这种过度简化解释的过程。
The process of making such an explanation.
Saying that all fast food is unhealthy is an oversimplification.
说所有快餐都不健康是一种过分简单化。
Teachers should avoid oversimplifications when explaining history to children.
老师在给孩子们讲历史时应避免过分简单化的说法。
The article's oversimplification of the issue annoyed many readers.
文章对这个问题过分简单化，让许多读者感到不满。
be an oversimplification to do sth 是常用句式，意为“做某事是过分简单化的”。
It is an oversimplification to say that poverty causes crime.
说贫困导致犯罪是一种过分简单化。
an oversimplification of sth 表示“对某事的过分简单化”，of 后接被简化的事物。
His explanation is an oversimplification of a complex issue.
他的解释是对一个复杂问题的过分简单化。
the oversimplification of sth 强调这一行为或倾向，常作句子主语。
The oversimplification of history in textbooks can mislead students.
教科书里对历史的过分简单化可能会误导学生。
Not this
Don't oversimplification the problem.
Use this
Don't oversimplify the problem.
oversimplification 是名词，动词形式是 oversimplify，不能用名词充当谓语。
Not this
It is oversimplification to say that poverty causes crime.
Use this
It is an oversimplification to say that poverty causes crime.
当 oversimplification 指“过于简单的说法”时是可数名词，前面需要加不定冠词 an；不可数时才不用冠词。
Not this
His oversimplification about the issue caused confusion.
Use this
His oversimplification of the issue caused confusion.
表示“对……的过分简单化”时，oversimplification 后接 of，不接 about。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
严重的过分简单化
Calling the conflict a simple border dispute would be a gross oversimplification.
将这场冲突称为简单的边界争端会是一种严重的过分简单化。
把事实过分简单化
The report was criticized for its oversimplification of the facts.
该报告因将事实过分简单化而受到批评。
避免过分简单化
A good teacher tries to avoid oversimplification when explaining difficult concepts.
好老师在解释难懂的概念时会尽量避免过分简单化。
危险的过分简单化
Blaming one group for the crisis is a dangerous oversimplification.
把危机归咎于一个群体是一种危险的过分简单化。
说……是过分简单化
It would be an oversimplification to say that the economy is improving.
说经济正在好转是一种过分简单化。
说……就过于简单化了
It would be an oversimplification to say that the problem is only about money.
说这个问题只和钱有关就过于简单化了。
严重的过度简化
Calling the war a simple fight between good and evil is a gross oversimplification.
把这场战争简单称为善恶之争是一种严重的过度简化。
那太简单化了
His explanation sounds plausible, but that's an oversimplification.
他的解释听起来有道理，但那样说太简单化了。
Use oversimplification naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把复杂问题说成‘就那么简单’，就是oversimplification——over(过头)+simplification(简化)。
语域：neutral 常见场景：academic writing、debates、news commentary 该词通常用于书面或正式语境，如学术讨论、评论分析等，表示‘过度简化的行为’；在日常口语中较少使用。选择中性或偏正式的语体较自然。
All six share the spelling chunk -ification and rhyme with oversimplification: their stressed syllable is /keɪʃən/ (as in /fɪˈkeɪʃən/). Beware: oversimplified /ˌoʊvərˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/ and oversimplify /ˌoʊvərˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ look similar but are pronounced differently and do not rhyme with these words.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.