- [uncountable]
the quality of being easy to understand or use 簡單（性）；容易（性） the relative simplicity of the new PC 新型個人電腦的相對簡易 For the sake of simplicity, let's divide the discussion into two parts. 爲了方便起見，我們把討論分成兩部分。
Extra ExamplesFor simplicity, I shall continue to use the accepted term. 爲了簡單起見，我將繼續使用普遍認同的術語。 Her views of the world have a childlike simplicity. 她的世界觀非常天真淳樸。 I find elegance in the simplicity of approach. 我發現簡單方法有其雅致之處。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elegant
- extreme
- great
- …
- have
- simplicity of
- for simplicity
- be simplicity itself
- for simplicity’s sake
- for the sake of simplicity
- …
- [uncountable] (approving)
the quality of being natural and plain 質樸；淳樸 the simplicity of the architecture 建築風格的質樸 the simplicity of country living 鄉村生活的淳樸 The stage design is striking in its stark simplicity. 舞台設計粗陋得驚人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elegant
- extreme
- great
- …
- have
- simplicity of
- for simplicity
- be simplicity itself
- for simplicity’s sake
- for the sake of simplicity
- …
- [countable, usually plural]
an aspect of something that is easy, natural or plain 簡單（或質樸、樸素）之處 the simplicities of our old way of life 我們過去的生活方式的種種簡樸之處
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French simplicite or Latin simplicitas, from simplex ‘single’, variant of simplus ‘simple’.
Idioms
be simplicity itself
to be very easy or plain 非常簡單；非常樸素 Changing the settings on the alarm system is simplicity itself. 改變報警系統的設置本身就很簡單。 His solution to the problem was simplicity itself. 他解決問題的辦法極爲簡單。