Word · Frequency #624
simple
傻瓜；笨蛋
a stupid or foolish person
作名词时较古旧，含贬义
- 1.
A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
- 2.
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
具有药用特性的草本植物
- 3.
A simple or atomic proposition.
- 4.
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
缺乏智力或常识的人
- 5.
A drawloom.
- 6.
Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
- 7.
A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
单方草药；单味药；药用草本植物；药草；简单命题；原子命题；提花织机；拉花机；提花机提综装置；提综部件
In use
He's not a bad guy, just a simple who never questions anything.
To lend money to a stranger like that, you must be a simple.
The con artists looked for simples who would trust their fake stories.
take a simple for [ailment]
此用法较古老或专业，指药用草本植物。
He took a simple for his headache.
他服用了一种草药来治头痛。
be a simple
此为侮辱性用语，指缺乏智力的人。
Don't be such a simple.
别这么傻。
Common mistakes
He is a simple person.He is a simple.
在英语中，'simple'作为名词表示'缺乏智力的人'，是可数名词，需要不定冠词'a'。而'simple person'中的'simple'是形容词，意为'简单的'，改变了原意。
Connections
Collocations
- medicinal simple
- 药用草本植物
- The apothecary gathered medicinal simples for his remedies.药剂师采集药用草本植物用于他的疗法。
- gather simples
- 采集药草
- In the old days, women would gather simples from the forest.在古代，妇女们会从森林中采集药草。
- healing simple
- 治疗草药
- This healing simple is known to cure fevers.这种治疗草药已知可治愈发烧。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
simple（名词）看似简单，实则指'草药'或'傻瓜'——联想一个傻瓜在采草药。
Context & Register
该用法为名词，意为‘药用草本植物’，通常用于植物学或草药文献，属于专业术语，正式场合多使用。
Grammar Note
此义项为可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: dimple, pimple. Lookalikes that sound different: ample, sample, temple, example (note the different vowel in the first syllable).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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