late 15c., "easy to do," from Middle French facile "easy," from Latin facilis "easy to do" and, of persons, "pliant, courteous, yielding," from facere "to do" (see factitious). Usually now with depreciatory implication. Of persons, "easily led," from 1510s.
雙語例句
1. The subject of racism is admittedly too complex for facile summarization.
無可否認，種族主義這個話題太過復雜，不可能一言蔽之。
來自柯林斯例句
2. That is only a facile answer.
那只是一個很膚淺的回答.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. She has a facile tongue.
她口齒流利.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. In this special field she is facile princeps, and has left all competitors behind.