English-Thai Dictionary

simply

ADV อย่าง ง่ายๆ  อย่าง เรียบๆ  อย่าง ธรรมดา  plainly naturally unnaturally yang-ngai-ngai

 

simply

ADV อย่างตรงไปตรงมา  อย่าง บริสุทธิ์ใจ  อย่าง ไม่ เสแสร้ง  clearly sincerely unpretentiously ostentatiously yang-trong-pai-trong-ma

 

simply

ADV อย่างแท้จริง  อย่างแน่นอน  really totally completely yang-tea-jing

 

simply

ADV เพียงแค่ นั้น  เพียงแค่  เพียง  เท่านั้น  just merely only piang-kea-nan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SIMPLY

adv. 1. Without art; without subtilty; artlessly; plainly. Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek.
2. Of itself; without addition; alone. They make that good or evil, which otherwise of itself were not simply the one nor the other.
3. Merely; solely. Simply the thing I am Shall make me live.
4. Weakly; foolishly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SIMPLY

SIMPLY Sim "ply, adv.

 

1. In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely. [They ] make that now good or evil, ... which otherwise of itself were not simply the one or the other. Hooker. Simply the thing I am Shall make me live. Shak.

 

2. Plainly; without art or subtlety. Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek. Milton.

 

3. Weakly; foolishly. Johnson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

simply

sim ply |ˈsimplē ˈsɪmpli | ▶adverb 1 in a straightforward or plain manner: speaking simply and from the heart. 2 merely; just: simply complete the application form. • [ as submodifier ] absolutely; completely (used for emphasis ): it makes Terry simply furious. • [ sentence adverb ] used to introduce a short summary of a situation: quite simply, some things have to be taught.

 

Oxford Dictionary

simply

sim ¦ply |ˈsɪmpli | ▶adverb 1 in a straightforward or plain manner: she spoke simply and from the heart. 2 merely; just: simply complete the application form. • [ as submodifier ] absolutely; completely (used for emphasis ): it makes Trevor simply furious. • [ sentence adverb ] used to introduce a short summary of a situation: quite simply, some things have to be taught.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

simply

simply adverb 1 he spoke simply and forcefully: straightforwardly, directly, clearly, plainly, intelligibly, lucidly, unambiguously. 2 she was dressed simply: plainly, without adornment, without decoration, without ornament /ornamentation, soberly, unfussily, unelaborately, classically. 3 they lived simply: unpretentiously, modestly, quietly. 4 they are welcomed simply because they have plenty of money: merely, just, purely, solely, only. 5 Mrs. Marks was simply livid: utterly, absolutely, completely, positively, really; informal plain. 6 it's simply the best thing ever written: without doubt, unquestionably, undeniably, incontrovertibly, certainly, categorically.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

simply

simply adverb 1 he spoke simply and forcefully: straightforwardly, directly; clearly, plainly, intelligibly, lucidly, unambiguously. 2 she was dressed simply in a white blouse and dark skirt: plainly, without adornment, without decoration, without ornament /ornamentation, without embellishment, soberly, unfussily, unelaborately, unostentatiously, without frills; severely, austerely, starkly, with restraint, monastically; classically, without clutter. 3 they lived simply: unpretentiously, modestly, naturally, quietly. 4 people like her are accepted in society simply because they have enormous sums of money: merely, just, purely, solely, only, for no other reason. 5 Mrs Marks was simply livid: utterly, absolutely, completely, positively, really, totally; informal plain, plumb. 6 it's simply the best thing ever written on the subject: without doubt, unquestionably, undeniably, incontrovertibly, altogether, unreservedly, certainly, unconditionally, categorically, entirely, wholly; easily.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

simply

sim ply /sɪ́mpli /→simple 副詞 more ～; most ～/3 , 4 , 6 は比較なし 1 単純に , 自然に , あっさりと ▸ Why didn't he simply ask her to tell him the truth? なぜ彼はあっさりと彼女に真相を教えてくれと聞かなかったのだろう 2 平易に , わかりやすく ▸ to put it simply 簡単に言えば 3 〖節 句を修飾して 〗ただ単に (only )▸ I did it simply because I wanted to .単にやってみたかったので, やった 4 〖形容詞 などを強調して 〗非常に , まったく , 本当に ; 〖～ … not 〗どうしても … ない ▸ I am simply too busy to read any books .まったく忙しくて本も読めない ▸ I simply can't believe it .私にはどうしてもそれが信じられない (!not … simplyは 「単に …だけではない 」の意味 ) 5 質素に , 地味に , ありのままに ▸ live simply 質素な生活をする ▸ be simply dressed 地味な服装をしている 6 〖文修飾 〗率直に言って ▸ Quite simply , it's the best way to do it .はっきり言ってそれが一番いい方法だ (!後続する内容を強調する; →actually 読解のポイント )