1.清晰地；明显地；清楚地in a way that is easy to see, hear, understand or believe
The sea was plainly visible in the distance.大海在远处清晰可见。
The lease plainly states that all damage must be paid for.租约明确规定，一切损坏必须赔偿。
She had no right to interfere in what was plainly a family matter.这事明摆着是别人的家事，她无权干涉。
Plainly(= obviously) something was wrong.很显然什么地方出了问题。
2.简单明了地；直截了当地using simple words to say sth in a direct and honest way
To put it plainly, he's a crook.实话实说吧，他是个骗子。
3.简朴地；朴素地in a simple way, without decoration
She was plainly dressed and wore no make-up.她衣着朴素，粉黛不施。
He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
耶稣明明的说这话，彼得就拉著他，劝他。
Prosecutors had alleged that Mr. Turner wrote: "Let me be the first to say this plainly: These Judges deserve to be killed. "
检察官指控特纳先生曾经写过下述内容：“我直接告诉你们吧，这些法官罪该万死”。
Harder decisions followed. Libya's army continued to shell other rebel-held cities, and its snipers were plainly targeting civilians.
更严峻的形势就是利比亚政府军继续轰炸其他叛军占据的城市并且把狙击手的枪口对准了平民。
Yet he still maintains some of his allure when he takes the wrong course, but does so plainly out of principle.
尽管他采取了一些错误的方法，但这些显然是出自他的信念，因此他依然具有魅力。
But experience has plainly shown that this is the only path to carry out the command of the Constitution.
但是，经验已经清楚的表明这是完成国会的这个命令的唯一方法。
You know, distasteful food, plainly-looking staff, noisy environment, overheated or overcooled rooms, all this will drive customers away.
你知道，不可口的食物，面无表情的员工，噪杂的环境，过热或过冷的房间，这些都将驱使客户离开。
If Obama said nothing or was plainly indifferent, gay-rights activists might be irked but would not be quite so disappointed.
如果奥巴马什么也不说或者只是漠不关心，同性恋拥权行动者们只会感动很厌倦，但是却不会像现在这样感到很失望。
He could not have said more plainly, ' It will soon be you and I. 'There was an understanding between them.
他用不着更直接了当地说：“很快就到你和我了。”他们之间存在着一种默契。
If you think you failed to see an opportunity on time, or just didn't act on it when you had to, or you just plainly blew the whole thing.
如果你认为自己没有能够及时瞄准机遇，或者没有在需要行动时开动，又或是你只是白白的看着机会流失。
Yet plainly she did not accept them at his own valuation .
然而显而易见，她并没有照他自己的估价接受这一切。
At this, the man's ears were opened , his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly .
他的耳朵就开了，舌结也解了，说话了清楚了。
('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly' as in he is plain stubborn).
（plain经常非正式地代替plainly使用，例如在heisplainstubborn（他显然很固执）里）。
But the word " rescue " plainly indicated that it was not a brilliant victory but a blunder costing many lives .
但“抢救”显然表明这是一个辉煌的胜利，但不会出错耗资多少生命。
I told him plainly that if he ever said such a thing again. I would knock the stuffing out of him.
我明白地告诉他，如果他再说这种话，我就要打得他灵魂出窍。
Chef Lin gazed at the duck with a scornful look and plainly stated that it wasn't exactly how we likes to see it.
林总厨却有点微怒地盯着这只酱鸭，分明是在表示这还不完全合格。
Or to put it plainly: Building steel doors into cardboard houses is only of limited use.
或者更清楚地说：在硬纸板房屋上建造钢板门只有有限的用途而已。
though he was compelled to retain the sentiment in his heart, because Heathcliff plainly meant his underlings to hold him in honour.
虽然他被迫把这种情绪留在心里，因为希刺克厉夫很明显地要他的下人们尊敬他。
One said (forgive me if I summarise) that the Left had been right all along, and that the country was plainly run by a money-grubbing cabal.
一个（原谅我概括原文）称左翼一直都是对的，这个国家显然是由一个敛财的阴谋团队领导。
The sister dared not question the mayor; but she perceived plainly from his air that he had not come from there.
姆姆不敢问市长先生，但是她看神气，知道他不是从那里来的。
She plainly stated that she did not know as she did love you, but thought if she were engaged to you she might become acquainted with you.
她明说了她不知晓是否爱你，而是想万一与你定亲，也许会变得跟你熟识起来。但实情上你们两个都不曾时机变得熟知起来。
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