facile

英 [ˈfæsaɪl]

美 [ˈfæsl]

adj. 轻率作出的; 不动脑筋的; 轻易可得的; 得来容易的

TOEFL GRE TEM8

BNC.19053 / COCA.19319

牛津词典

adj.

轻率作出的；不动脑筋的
produced without effort or careful thought
1. a facile remark/generalization
  信口开河；随意概括
轻易可得的；得来容易的
obtained too easily and having little value
1. a facile victory
  唾手可得的胜利

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED （主张、建议）肤浅的，粗浅的，轻率的
If you describe someone's arguments or suggestions asfacile, you are criticizing them because their ideas are too simple and indicate a lack of careful, intelligent thinking.
1. The subject of racism is admittedly too complex for facile summarization.
  无可否认，种族主义这个话题太过复杂，不可能一言蔽之。

英英释义

adj

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
1. able to dazzle with his facile tongue
2. silver speech
Synonym:eloquentfluentsilversilver-tonguedsmooth-spoken
performing adroitly and without effort
1. a facile hand
arrived at without due care or effort
1. too facile a solution for so complex a problem

双语例句

They were also conscious that the process of change should not be facile, permitting ill-conceived and hastily passed amendments.
他们也是有意识的变化的程序不应该是温和的，允许构想拙劣的而且匆忙地通过了改善。
So we could be more facile in the way we shot these fights.
这样我们拍摄打斗时可以轻松些。
He proposed a facile solution to a complex problem.
他对一复杂问题提出了肤浅的解决办法。
I do not mean to be alarmist, nor to peddle the facile notion of history repeating itself.
我并不想耸人听闻，也不是要兜售那个老掉牙的说法即历史总是重演。
In this field he is facile princeps, and has left all competitors behind.
在这方面，他是出类拔萃的，使其他的竞争者望尘莫及。
Her easy grace; a facile hand.
她那从容的优雅；灵巧的手。
The nominal sums may be different, but the comparison is not facile.
名义金额也许不同，但两者的对比并非轻率。
The subject of racism is admittedly too complex for facile summarization.
无可否认，种族主义这个话题太过复杂，不可能一言蔽之。
To lump together China and India, Brazil and Russia is to nourish a facile narrative that the new global order is best defined as a contest between the west and the rest.
为了拉拢中国和印度，巴西和俄罗斯要支持一种肤浅的说法，即全球新秩序的最佳定义是：一场西方与其他国家之间的竞赛。
That is only a facile answer.
那只是一个很肤浅的回答。