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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。
傻瓜；笨蛋
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傻瓜；笨蛋
a stupid or foolish person
He took a simple for his headache.
他服用了一种草药来治头痛。
作名词时较古旧，含贬义
A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
具有药用特性的草本植物
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
A simple or atomic proposition.
缺乏智力或常识的人
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
He's not a bad guy, just a simple who never questions anything.
他不是坏人，只是个从不质疑任何事的傻瓜。
To lend money to a stranger like that, you must be a simple.
把钱借给那样的陌生人，你肯定是个傻瓜。
The con artists looked for simples who would trust their fake stories.
那些骗子专门寻找会相信他们谎言的傻瓜。
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。
此为侮辱性用语，指缺乏智力的人。
Don't be such a simple.
别这么傻。
Not this
He is a simple person.
Use this
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。
Not this
I need simple for medicine.
Use this
I need a simple for medicine.
'simple'作为名词表示'草本植物'时是可数名词，必须与冠词或数词连用。缺少冠词会导致语法错误，并使句子意思模糊。
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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。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
此义项为可数名词。
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