Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #568
Fully loadedsimply
只是；仅仅
simply; just; merely
- 1.
In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
简单地；单独地
- 2.
and nothing more
仅仅
- 3.
Plainly; without art or subtlety
朴素地；不加修饰地
- 4.
absolutely
绝对
- 5.
Foolishly; stupidly.
愚蠢地
- 6.
absolutely; altogether; really
简直
- 7.
absolutely, positively.
绝对地；肯定地
- 8.
Frankly.
坦率地
简单地；单独地；仅仅；朴素地；不加修饰地；绝对；愚蠢地
In use
I simply wanted to ask a question.
She simply ignored my message.
It's simply a matter of time.
it is simply a matter of time
it's simply beautiful!
we are simply broke
simply + verb phrase
表示‘仅仅、只是’，强调程度低或动作简单。
I simply asked a question.
我只是问了一个问题。
simply + adjective
表示‘简直’，用于强调某种极端性质。
It is simply amazing.
Connections
Collocations
- simply put
- 简单地说
- Simply put, the project failed due to lack of funding.简单地说，项目因缺乏资金而失败。
- simply cannot
- 简直不能
- I simply cannot believe what I just heard.我简直不敢相信我刚才听到的。
- simply because
- 仅仅因为
- He left simply because he was bored.他离开仅仅是因为他感到无聊。
- simply amazing
- 简直太棒了
- The view from the top was simply amazing.从山顶看到的景色简直太棒了。
- simply the best
- 绝对是最好的
- She is simply the best teacher I have ever had.她绝对是我见过的最好的老师。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想simple“简单”，加ly变成副词，意为“简单地；仅仅”。发音类似“心不累”，简单做事心不累。
Context & Register
语域：中性；典型场景：日常对话、书面说明、强调仅此而已；注：通常表示“仅仅；只是”，在正式和非正式场合均可使用，比较常见于否定或限制性语境中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'pimply', 'limply', and 'dimply' rhyme with 'simply' (stressed vowel /ɪ/). However, common words ending in '-ply' such as 'apply', 'supply', and 'reply' are pronounced with /aɪ/ and do not rhyme with 'simply'.
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。
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