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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Easy \Eas"y\, a. [Compar. {Easier}; superl. {Easiest}.] [OF.
aisi['e], F. ais['e], prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See {Ease},
v. t.]
1. At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint; as:
(a) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the
like; quiet; as, the patient is easy.
(b) Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the
like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind.
(c) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality;
unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy
style. ``The easy vigor of a line.'' --Pope.
2. Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much
exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a
ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing.
``Easy ways to die.'' --Shak.
3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight;
inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.
It were an easy leap. --Shak.
4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor;
furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an
easy chair or cushion.
5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable;
yielding; complying; ready.
He gained their easy hearts. --Dryden.
He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. --Sir W.
Scott.
6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
7. (Com.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market
is easy; -- opposed to {tight}.
{Honors are easy} (Card Playing), said when each side has an
equal number of honors, in which case they are not counted
as points.
Syn: Quiet; comfortable; manageable; tranquil; calm; facile;
unconcerned.
資料來源 : WordNet®
easy
adv 1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for
`easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily
confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very
easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: {easily}]
2: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for
`slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is
slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I
can see the sights" [syn: {slowly}, {slow}, {tardily}]
[ant: {quickly}]
3: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to
take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: {soft}]
[also: {easied}, {easiest}, {easier}]
easy
adj 1: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy
job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house
is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took
the easy way out of his dilemma" [ant: {difficult}]
2: not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at
a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [syn: {easygoing}, {leisurely}]
3: free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my
best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner";
"by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading
she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words"
[syn: {at ease}] [ant: {uneasy}]
4: affording pleasure; "easy good looks"
5: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle
rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at
the window" [syn: {gentle}, {soft}]
6: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
"they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards";
"easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is
well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the
community" [syn: {comfortable}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed},
{well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
7: not harsh; causing little distress; "an easy penalty"
8: readily exploited or tricked; "an easy mark"; "an easy
victim"
9: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle
slope" [syn: {gentle}]
10: performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a
facile hand" [syn: {facile}]
11: not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient
rules" [syn: {lenient}]
12: affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes"
13: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy
virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women";
"wanton behavior" [syn: {light}, {loose}, {promiscuous},
{sluttish}, {wanton}]
14: less in demand and therefore readily obtainable;
"commodities are easy this quarter"
15: plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come
by; "easy money"
[also: {easied}, {easiest}, {easier}]
easiest
See {easy}