plain-sailing
形容词 adj.
英 /ˌpleɪn ˈseɪlɪŋ/
美 /ˌpleɪn ˈseɪlɪŋ/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Easy, simple, straightforward.
— […] I took an uncommon fancy to him. He's a straightforward, plain-sailing fellow. I shall be very glad to see him again.
词源
From plain (adjective) + sailing.
Sense 2 of plain sailing (“something that is easy, simple, or straightforward”, noun) is attested slightly later than the adjective, and so could have been derived from it.
Sense 2 of plain sailing (“something that is easy, simple, or straightforward”, noun) is attested slightly later than the adjective, and so could have been derived from it.
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