adv.简单地；仅仅；简直

Most of these problems won't simply dissolve. 大多数这些问题不会简单地解决。

Put simply, we accept their offer or go bankrupt. 简单地说吧，我们要么接受他们的条件，要么破产。

You may open the tin simply by pulling the puller. 你只要拉这个拉出器，就可以很容易地把罐头打开。

Is success simply a matter of working hard? 是否只要勤奋就能成功？

I bought the house simply because it was large. 我购买了这房子，只是因为它面积大。

The holidays simply sped by. 假期简直是一晃而过。

simply的基本意思有两个:一是“简单地,简易地,朴素地”; 二是“仅仅,只不过”。作“简单”解时可修饰动态动词,一般位于句末。作“仅仅”解时可修饰动态动词、静态动词、系表结构、形容词、名词、介词短语或从句。

simply作“仅仅,只不过”“简直,非常”解时无比较级和最高级形式。

not simply位于句首时可引起主谓倒装。