"simple, plain, not compound," 1844, from simple (adj.) + -istic. From 1867 as "over-simple, trying to explain too much by a single principle." Also (1860) "of or pertaining to simples" (herbs used in healing, medicine of one ingredient only; the notion being that each herb possesses a particular virtue, thus a "simple" remedy), from simplist "one who studies simples" (1590s; see simple (adj.)) + -ic.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He hit back angrily, saying such remarks were childishly simplistic.
他憤怒地反擊,說(shuō)這些話太過(guò)幼稚。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He has a simplistic view of the treatment of eczema.
他對(duì)濕疹治療的看法過(guò)于簡(jiǎn)單化。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.