sim‧ply S1 W1 / sɪmpli / 副词

1 used to emphasize what you are saying :

This work is simply not good enough.

He simply won’t accept the committee’s decision.

That would be simply wonderful!

It is quite simply the most ridiculous idea I’ve ever heard.

2 only 同义词 just :

Some students lose marks simply because they don’t read the question properly.

It’s not simply a question of money.

What we need is not simply a smaller organization, but a more efficient one.

3 used to emphasize how easy it is to do something :

Simply fill in the coupon and take it to your local store.

4 if you say or explain something simply, you say it in a way that is easy for people to understand :

Try to express yourself more simply.

To put it simply , the tax cuts mean the average person will be about 3% better off.

5 if you live simply, you live in a plain and ordinary way, without spending much money :

We had to live very simply on my father’s small salary.