1ADV-GRADED 显然;显而易见地 You use plainly to indicate that you believe something is obviously true, often when you are trying to convince someone else that it is true. 显然;显而易见地 [emphasis]
The judge's conclusion was plainly wrong.
法官的结论明摆着是错的。
Plainly, a more objective method of description must be adopted.
显而易见,必须采用更为客观的描述方法。
The administration plainly has some serious charges to answer.
2ADV-GRADED [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective]明显地;清楚地;清晰地 You use plainly to indicate that something is easily seen, noticed, or recognized. 明显地;清楚地;清晰地
He was plainly annoyed.
他明显是生气了。
I could plainly see him turning his head to the right and left.
我能清楚地看到他左右摇晃着脑袋。
Loch plainly felt guilty about it.
洛赫明显对此感到愧疚。
3ADV-GRADED [ADVERB with verb]直率地;直截了当地 If you say something plainly, you say it in a direct and honest way, without trying to hide the facts. 直率地;直截了当地
'You're a coward,' Mark said very plainly and soberly.
马克非常直率而严肃地说:“你是个懦夫。”
Few of our political leaders are willing to talk plainly and honestly about the emergency facing the country.