- [uncountable]
the quality of being easy to understand or use 简单（性）；容易（性） the relative simplicity of the new PC 新型个人电脑的相对简易 For the sake of simplicity, let's divide the discussion into two parts. 为了方便起见，我们把讨论分成两部分。
Extra ExamplesFor simplicity, I shall continue to use the accepted term. 为了简单起见，我将继续使用普遍认同的术语。 Her views of the world have a childlike simplicity. 她的世界观非常天真淳朴。 I find elegance in the simplicity of approach. 我发现简单方法有其雅致之处。
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 质朴；淳朴 the simplicity of the architecture 建筑风格的质朴 the simplicity of country living 乡村生活的淳朴 The stage design is striking in its stark simplicity. 舞台设计粗陋得惊人。
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 简单（或质朴、朴素）之处 the simplicities of our old way of life 我们过去的生活方式的种种简朴之处
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 非常简单；非常朴素 Changing the settings on the alarm system is simplicity itself. 改变报警系统的设置本身就很简单。 His solution to the problem was simplicity itself. 他解决问题的办法极为简单。