How do you use "simply" in a sentence?

Could you explain it more simply? The view was simply breathtaking. I simply don't have time for this.

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Q: What does "simply" mean?

In a simple way; just; absolutely The adverb 'simply' has multiple uses: to mean in a simple manner (explain it simply), as an intensifier meaning absolutely (simply wonderful), or to mean just/only (I simply don't understand). 'Put simply' or 'simply put' introduces an easier explanation of something complex.

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의미: In a simple way; just; absolutely

简单地；只是；简直

simplemente; sencillamente

簡単に；ただ；まったく

간단히; 그저; 정말로

The adverb 'simply' has multiple uses: to mean in a simple manner (explain it simply), as an intensifier meaning absolutely (simply wonderful), or to mean just/only (I simply don't understand). 'Put simply' or 'simply put' introduces an easier explanation of something complex.

副词「simply」有多种用法：表示以简单的方式（explain it simply）、作为强调词表示绝对地（simply wonderful）、或表示只是/仅仅（I simply don't understand）。「put simply」或「simply put」用于引入对复杂事物的更简单解释。

El adverbio «simply» tiene múltiples usos: para significar de manera sencilla (explain it simply), como intensificador significando absolutamente (simply wonderful), o para significar solo/solamente (I simply don't understand). «Put simply» o «simply put» introduce una explicación más fácil de algo complejo.

副詞「simply」には複数の用法があります：単純な方法で（explain it simply）、強調語として絶対的に（simply wonderful）、または単に/ただ（I simply don't understand）を意味します。「put simply」や「simply put」は、複雑なものをより簡単に説明する際に使います。

부사 'simply'는 여러 용법이 있습니다: 간단한 방식으로(explain it simply), 강조어로서 정말·완전히(simply wonderful), 또는 그저·단지(I simply don't understand)의 의미입니다. 'Put simply' 또는 'simply put'은 복잡한 내용을 쉽게 풀어서 설명할 때 사용합니다.

예문

Could you explain it more simply?
你能更简单地解释一下吗？
¿Podrías explicarlo de manera más sencilla?
もっと簡単に説明してもらえますか？
좀 더 간단하게 설명해 주시겠어요?
The view was simply breathtaking.
那景色简直令人叹为观止。
La vista era simplemente impresionante.
景色はまさに息をのむほどでした。
경치가 정말 숨이 막힐 정도였습니다.
I simply don't have time for this.
我就是没有时间做这个。
Simplemente no tengo tiempo para esto.
私にはそのための時間がまったくありません。
저는 그럴 시간이 정말 없습니다.

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사용 가이드

맥락: general

어조: neutral

기원과 역사

From 'simple' + the suffix '-ly'. 'Simple' itself comes from Latin 'simplex' meaning 'single' or 'straightforward' (sim- 'one' + plex 'fold').

문화적 배경

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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