Word · Frequency #624
simple
傻瓜；笨蛋
核心释义
作名词时较古旧，含贬义
a stupid or foolish person
- 1.
A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
- 2.
具有药用特性的草本植物
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
- 3.
A simple or atomic proposition.
- 4.
缺乏智力或常识的人
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
- 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
用法In use
He's not a bad guy, just a simple who never questions anything.
用法提示：这里simple是名词，意为“傻瓜”，用作表语。
To lend money to a stranger like that, you must be a simple.
用法提示：simple在这里作名词，指“笨蛋”，用于责备。
The con artists looked for simples who would trust their fake stories.
用法提示：simples是simple的复数形式，这里作名词，意为“傻瓜们”。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
近义词Synonyms
- herb
- 草本植物，尤指药用植物 · 可替换，但 herb 通用性更广，不特指药用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
此义项为可数名词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: dimple, pimple. Lookalikes that sound different: ample, sample, temple, example (note the different vowel in the first syllable).
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
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