1650s, from French simplifier "to make simpler" (15c.), from Medieval Latin simplificare "to simplify," from Latin simplex "simple" (see simplex) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to make easier to do" is from 1759. Related: Simplified; simplifying.
雙語例句
1. Try to simplify your explanation for the children.
你給孩子們講解要設(shè)法講得簡單明了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. That will simplify my task.
那可簡化我的工作.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. More needs to be done to simplify the process of registering to vote.
需要進(jìn)一步簡化投票注冊程序。
來自柯林斯例句
4. To simplify the exercise, the cost of land was not included.
為了簡化帳目, 沒有把土地費(fèi)用考慮在內(nèi).
來自辭典例句
5. For one thing, they simplify the design of a rocket engine.