plain

sade, gösterişsiz

Süsleme veya özel ayrıntılar içermeyen, basit ve sıradan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Simple and ordinary, with no decoration or special details.

• She wore a plain dress.
• The room had plain wooden furniture.
• I prefer a plain design without decorations.

Eş anlamlılar: simple, unadorned, basic

Zıt anlamlılar: ornate, decorated

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: plain dress, plain furniture, plain design

açık, bariz

Kolayca görülebilen veya anlaşılabilen.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Easy to see or understand.

• Her disappointment was plain to see.
• He made his intentions plain.
• The plain truth is that we need help.

Nasıl kullanılır: plain to someone (It was plain to everyone that she was tired.); make something plain (Please make your meaning plain.)

Eş anlamlılar: clear, obvious, evident

Zıt anlamlılar: unclear

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: plain truth, make something plain, plain to see

düz, desensiz

Tek renkli ve desensiz olan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Having one colour and no pattern.

• I bought a plain blue shirt.
• Choose plain curtains for this busy room.
• Do you prefer plain fabric or stripes?

Eş anlamlılar: solid-coloured

Zıt anlamlılar: patterned

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: plain shirt, plain fabric, plain blue

sade

Ek tat, sos veya üst malzemesi eklenmeden hazırlanmış ya da sunulmuş.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Made or served simply, without added flavours, sauces, or toppings.

• I usually eat plain yogurt.
• Would you like your rice plain?
• She ordered a plain bagel without butter.

Eş anlamlılar: unflavoured

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: plain yogurt, plain rice, plain bagel

alımsız, sıradan görünümlü

Görünüşü sıradan olan ve pek çekici bulunmayan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Having an ordinary appearance that is not especially attractive.

• He had a rather plain face.
• She considered herself plain when she was young.
• His sister was plain but had a lovely smile.

Eş anlamlılar: unattractive, ordinary-looking

Zıt anlamlılar: beautiful, handsome

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: plain face, rather plain, plain looking

ova, düzlük

Genellikle otlarla kaplı, az ağaçlı, geniş ve düz arazi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A large area of flat land, often with grass and few trees.

• Horses grazed on the plain.
• The river crosses a wide plain.
• Large herds live on these grassy plains.

Eş anlamlılar: flatland

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: coastal plain, open plain, grassy plain, vast plain

düpedüz, resmen

Bir şeyin belli bir niteliğe açıkça sahip olduğunu vurgulamak için kullanılır.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Used to emphasize that something clearly has a particular quality.

• That answer is plain wrong.
• Leaving the door open was just plain stupid.
• The price they asked was plain ridiculous.

Eş anlamlılar: simply, just, downright

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: just plain wrong, plain stupid, plain silly