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  • Derivatives : n  facileness ; adv  facilely
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

facile ['fæsl] ['fæsaɪl]
  1. 1. adjective 做到的,易得到的,容易的轻而易举
  2. 2. adjective 灵巧的敏捷的,流畅的
    a facile wit
    急智,思路敏捷的人
  3. 3. adjective 不费气力的;表面(性)的肤浅的浅薄的,华而不实
    a facile solution
    肤浅的解释
    facile emotions
    淡薄的感情
  4. 4. adjective [Old-fashioned] 性格随和的,温顺的,和蔼可亲

Collins English-English Dictionary

facile ['fæsaɪl] ['fæsɪlɪ 'prɪnsεps]
  1. 1. adj easy to perform or achieve
  2. 2. adj working or moving easily or smoothly
  3. 3. adj without depth; superficial
    a facile solution
  4. 4. adj [Archaic] relaxed in manner; easygoing
  5. 5. adj [Etymology] C15: from Latin facilis easy, from facere to do
  6. 6. n an obvious leader
  7. 7. n [Etymology] literally: easily first

Examples

a facile solution
肤浅的解释
His playing is facile and unstrained.
他的表演轻巧、无拘无束。
才思敏捷
have a facile imagination
她那一手字写得好飘洒!
What a graceful, facile hand she writes!

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