1.1 词根 Ple，plic，ply

词根释义：fold折

Complicated（adj.）=com +pli =together +fold=复杂的

/'kɑmplɪketɪd/

1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词复杂的;难懂的;难处理的 If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.

The situation in Lebanon is very complicated.

黎巴嫩的情况十分复杂。

...a very complicated voting system.

非常复杂的选举体制

Multiply（v.）=乘

/ˌmʌlti'plai/

1.V-ERG 及物/不及物动词(使)成倍地增加;(使)大量地增加 When something multiplies or when you multiply it, it increases greatly in number or amount.

【语法信息】：V

【语法信息】：V n

Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...

这类纠纷在18和19世纪大量增多。

Her husband multiplied his demands on her time.

她丈夫需要她的时间大大增加。

2.VERB 动词繁殖;滋生 When animals and insects multiply, they increase in number by giving birth to large numbers of young.

【语法信息】：V

These creatures can multiply quickly.

这些动物能迅速繁殖。

3.VERB 动词乘;使相乘 If you multiply one number by another, you add the first number to itself as many times as is indicated by the second number. For example 2 multiplied by 3 is equal to 6.

【语法信息】：V n by n

【语法信息】：V pl-n

What do you get if you multiply six by nine?

9乘以6得多少？

...the remarkable ability to multiply huge numbers correctly without pen or paper.

不借助纸笔而能正确计算大数字乘积的非凡能力

Triple（adj.）=三倍的

/'trɪpl/

1.ADJ 形容词三个的;三方的;三部分的 Triple means consisting of three things or parts.

【搭配模式】：ADJ n

...a triple somersault...

空翻三周

In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.

1882 年，德国、奥地利和意大利结成了三国同盟。

2.V-ERG 及物/不及物动词(使)变成三倍;(使)增至三倍 If something triples or if you triple it, it becomes three times as large in size or number.

【语法信息】：V

【语法信息】：V in n

【语法信息】：V n

I got a fantastic new job and my salary tripled...

我得到了一份非常好的新工作，薪水涨到了原来的 3 倍。

The Exhibition has tripled in size from last year...

展览会规模自去年已经扩至3倍。

The merger puts the firm in a position to triple its earnings.

合并可使公司利润增长两倍。

3.PREDET 前置限定词是…的三倍 If something is triple the amount or size of another thing, it is three times as large.

【搭配模式】：PREDET the n

The mine reportedly had an accident rate triple the national average...

据报道,该矿事故发生率是全国平均水平的 3 倍。

The kitchen is triple the size it once was.

厨房面积扩为原先的 3 倍。

Implicit（adj.）=in +fold =内敛的（向内折）

/ɪm'plɪsɪt/

1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词不言明的;含蓄的 Something that is implicit is expressed in an indirect way.

This is seen as an implicit warning not to continue with military action...

这被视为一个停止军事行动的含蓄警告。

Branagh says that it was his intention to make explicit in the film what was only implicit in the play.

布莱纳说他的用意是将剧本中的隐晦含意在电影中清晰明白地表现出来。

implicitly

The jury implicitly criticised the government by their verdict.

陪审团通过裁决间接地批评了政府。

2.ADJ 形容词内含的;固有的 If a quality or element is implicit in something, it is involved in it or is shown by it.

【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ in n

【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式

...the delays implicit in formal council meetings...

正式的政务会议所惯有的耽搁延迟

Try and learn from the lessons implicit in the failure of your marriage.

要努力从失败婚姻中吸取教训。

3.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词无疑问的;无保留的;绝对的 If you say that someone has an implicit belief or faith in something, you mean that they have complete faith in it and no doubts at all.

【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n

He had implicit faith in the noble intentions of the Emperor.

他对皇帝的高尚意图深信不疑。

implicitly

I trust him implicitly.

我绝对信任他。

Explicit（adj.）=ex +fold=明确的（向外折）

/ɪk'splɪsɪt/

1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词明确的;清晰的;毫不隐讳的 Something that is explicit is expressed or shown clearly and openly, without any attempt to hide anything.

...sexually explicit scenes in films and books.

电影和书籍中露骨的性爱片段

...explicit references to age in recruitment advertising.

招聘广告中对年龄的明确要求

explicitly

The play was the first commercially successful work dealing explicitly with homosexuality...

该剧是第一部获得商业成功的公然以同性恋为主题的作品。

Their intention is not to become involved in explicitly political activities.

他们无意参与到明显具有政治性的活动中。

explicitness

When the book was published, the energy and explicitness caught the popular imagination.

这本书出版后，它的活力和毫不隐讳迎合了公众的喜好。