plain-vanilla
白兰地,普通香草,普通香草味,普通的香草味
Definitions
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Informal.
- : having no embellishments, extra equipment, elaborate packaging, etc.; plain; simple; down-to-earth: I want a plain-vanilla car without a lot of chrome trim.
Examples
Think back to the Bush-Kerry race of 2004, the Thrilla in Vanilla.
Yet, much like the fate that fell the first season, ratings just plain weren't good.
Thanks to the Atlanta case, they can now see another in plain sight.
Because holy hell was that bland, unfunny, uncomfortable, and just plain confusing.
Meanwhile younger, lighter colors evoke citrus and tree fruits, candy sugars and vanilla toffee.
But what a magnificent plain is this we are entering upon: it is of immense extent.
A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
There are many more good dwellings on this plain than in the rural portion of Lower Italy.
The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful.
Here there is no question of emergency, or enemy pressure, or of haste; so much we see plain enough with our own eyes.