simple, easy

形容詞 easy:

1. posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
2. not hurried or forced
   同義詞：easygoing, leisurely
3. free from worry or anxiety
4. affording pleasure
5. having little impact
   同義詞：gentle, soft
6. readily exploited or tricked
7. in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
   同義詞：comfortable, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do
8. marked by moderate steepness
   同義詞：gentle
9. not strict
   同義詞：lenient
10. affording comfort
11. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
    同義詞：light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
12. less in demand and therefore readily obtainable
13. obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally

副詞 easy:

1. with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
   同義詞：easily
2. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
   同義詞：slowly, slow, tardily
3. in a relaxed manner; or without hardship (`soft' is nonstandard)
   同義詞：soft

1. Take your time; easy does it.
   省點勁兒; 別那麼賣力。
2. He has stopped working and leads a very easy life.
   他現(xiàn)在不做事了，過著很舒服的日子。
3. We talk about reducing our costs, but it's easier said than done.
   我們談如何降低成本，但說起來容易，做起來就難了。

eas.y

adj.（形容詞）
eas.i.er,eas.i.est
Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty:
容易的，簡單的：能夠輕易地被完成或者得到的；毫無困難的：
例句：
an easy victory; an easy problem.
輕易獲得的勝利，容易解決的問題

Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
輕松的：不需要或不費多大勁的；不費勁的：
例句：
took the easy way out of her problems; wasn`t satisfied with easy answers.
輕松地解決了她的問題；不滿足于輕易可取的答案

Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
安逸的，不憂慮的：無煩惱、擔擾、麻煩或痛苦：
例句：
My mind was easy, knowing that I had done my best.
我很安心，因為我已盡了全力

Affording comfort or relief; soothing:
舒適的，放松的：提供舒適或安逸的；撫慰的：
例句：
soft light that was easy on the eyes.
使眼睛舒適的柔和光線

Prosperous; well-off:
富裕的；寬裕的：
例句：
easy living; easy circumstances.
安逸的生活；優(yōu)越的環(huán)境

Causing little hardship or distress:
輕微的，容易的：產(chǎn)生很小的困難或壓力：
例句：
an easy penalty; a habit that isn`t easy to give up.
輕微的處罰；不易改變的習慣

Socially at ease:
從容的：輕松的；自如的：
例句：
an easy, good-natured manner.
從容溫和的態(tài)度

Relaxed in attitude; easygoing:
隨便的，松散的：態(tài)度輕輕松松，隨和的：
例句：
an easy disposition.
性情隨和

Not strict or severe; lenient:
寬容的：不嚴格或嚴厲的；寬以待人的：
例句：
an easy teacher; easy standards.
一位寬容的老師；寬松標準

Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked:
易上當?shù)模阂资芾谩⒈粡娂拥幕蚴茯_的：
例句：
an easy mark; an easy victim.
容易上當?shù)奶匦?；易受害?/br>
Not hurried or forced; moderate:
緩和的：不急或不緊迫的；中速的：
例句：
an easy pace; an easy walk around the block.
從容的步伐；繞著街區(qū)緩緩散步

Light; gentle:
溫和的；輕輕的：
例句：
an easy tap on the shoulder.
在肩上輕輕一拍

Not steep or abrupt; gradual:
平緩的，不陡的：不陡或急的；漸進的：
例句：
an easy climb.
一個平緩的斜坡

Economics
【經(jīng)濟學】
Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable:
需求少的，充裕的：需求少因而使得購買便利：
例句：
Commodities are easier this quarter.
本季商品比較充裕

Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates:
利率低的：因數(shù)量多而利率低的：
例句：
easy money.
得來容易的錢

Promiscuous; loose.
放蕩的；毫無約束的
adv.（副詞）
Without haste or agitation:
放松地：不著急或不緊張：
例句：
Relax and take it easy for a while.
放松一下，休息一會兒

With little effort; easily:
輕易地：毫不費勁地；容易地：
例句：
success that came too easy.
成功垂手可得

In a restrained or moderate manner:
適度地：有節(jié)制地或適度地：
例句：
Go easy on the butter.
適度地恭維

Without much hardship or cost:
不費錢地或不費事地：
例句：
got off easy with only a small fine.
只繳了一點罰金就完事了

<習慣用語>easy as pie【非正式用語】
Capable of being accomplished or done with no difficulty.
輕易地：不費勁地辦成或毫無困難地做
來源：
Middle English esi
中古英語 esi
from Old French aaisie [past participle of] aaisier [to put at ease]
源自 古法語 aaisie [] aaisier的過去分詞 [使放松]
a- [to] from Latin ad- [ad-]
a- [去] 源自 拉丁語 ad- [前綴，表.往.]
aise [ease] * see ease
aise [容易] *參見 ease

【引伸】
eas.iness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>easy,simple,facile,effortless,smooth,lightThese adjectives mean requiring little effort or posing little if any difficulty.
這些形容詞表示不費力氣或費很少勁的意思。
Easy applies both to tasks that require little effort and to persons who are not demanding:
Easy 表示不花力氣的工作及要求不高的人：
例句：
.The diagnosis of disease is often easy, often difficult, and often impossible. (Peter M. Latham).
.對疾病的診斷往往不嚴格、不容易且也不可能. （彼得·拉桑）。

例句：
Not wanting to be called an easy marker, the teacher graded the essays severely.
不想被人看成是一個判分很松的人，于是老師便嚴格地給文章打分。

Simple implies lack of complexity that facilitates understanding or performance:
Simple 表示不復雜、不難理解或操作的：
例句：
a simple game;
簡單的游戲；

例句：
a simple problem;
簡易的問題；

例句：
.the faculty . . . of reducing his thought on any subject to the simplest and plainest terms possible. (Baron Charnwood).
.用最簡單、最清楚的詞語表達他對任何問題看法的才能. （拜倫·查伍德）。

Facile stresses readiness and fluency (a facile speaker ); often, though, the word has unfavorable connotations, as of lack of care, glibness or insincerity, or superficiality:
Facile 強調(diào)快捷與流暢(語言流暢者 )； 然而該詞常有不好之意，表示不細心、油嘴滑舌、不誠懇或浮夸：
例句：
The explanation is too facile for such a complex phenomenon.
這種解釋對于這樣復雜的情況來說過于膚淺了。

Effortless refers to performance in which the application of great strength or skill makes the execution seem easy:
Effortless 指因下了大量功夫或運用技能使得辦事容易：
例句：
a skater performing an effortless double axel;
滑冰者毫不費勁地做了兩個前外圓半跳；

例句：
wrote effortless prose.
輕松地寫出散文。

Smooth suggests freedom from hindrances or difficulties that impede progress:
Smooth 表示沒有阻力或困難妨礙進步：
例句：
The path of the bill through the legislature was smooth and orderly.
法案順利且有序地被立法機構通過。

Light refers to tasks or impositions that involve no taxing burdens or responsibilities:
Light 指涉及稅務負擔或責任的任務或使命：
例句：
light duties;
輕稅；

例句：
light taxes.
少稅