easy

simple, easy

形容词 easy:

1. posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
2. not hurried or forced
   同义词：easygoing, leisurely
3. free from worry or anxiety
4. affording pleasure
5. having little impact
   同义词：gentle, soft
6. readily exploited or tricked
7. in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
   同义词：comfortable, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do
8. marked by moderate steepness
   同义词：gentle
9. not strict
   同义词：lenient
10. affording comfort
11. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
    同义词：light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
12. less in demand and therefore readily obtainable
13. obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally

副词 easy:

1. with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
   同义词：easily
2. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
   同义词：slowly, slow, tardily
3. in a relaxed manner; or without hardship (`soft' is nonstandard)
   同义词：soft

1. Take your time; easy does it.
   省点劲儿; 别那麽卖力。
2. He has stopped working and leads a very easy life.
   他现在不做事了，过着很舒服的日子。
3. We talk about reducing our costs, but it's easier said than done.
   我们谈如何降低成本，但说起来容易，做起来就难了。

eas.y

adj.（形容词）
eas.i.er,eas.i.est
Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty:
容易的，简单的：能够轻易地被完成或者得到的；毫无困难的：
例句：
an easy victory; an easy problem.
轻易获得的胜利，容易解决的问题

Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
轻松的：不需要或不费多大劲的；不费劲的：
例句：
took the easy way out of her problems; wasn`t satisfied with easy answers.
轻松地解决了她的问题；不满足于轻易可取的答案

Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
安逸的，不忧虑的：无烦恼、担扰、麻烦或痛苦：
例句：
My mind was easy, knowing that I had done my best.
我很安心，因为我已尽了全力

Affording comfort or relief; soothing:
舒适的，放松的：提供舒适或安逸的；抚慰的：
例句：
soft light that was easy on the eyes.
使眼睛舒适的柔和光线

Prosperous; well-off:
富裕的；宽裕的：
例句：
easy living; easy circumstances.
安逸的生活；优越的环境

Causing little hardship or distress:
轻微的，容易的：产生很小的困难或压力：
例句：
an easy penalty; a habit that isn`t easy to give up.
轻微的处罚；不易改变的习惯

Socially at ease:
从容的：轻松的；自如的：
例句：
an easy, good-natured manner.
从容温和的态度

Relaxed in attitude; easygoing:
随便的，松散的：态度轻轻松松，随和的：
例句：
an easy disposition.
性情随和

Not strict or severe; lenient:
宽容的：不严格或严厉的；宽以待人的：
例句：
an easy teacher; easy standards.
一位宽容的老师；宽松标准

Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked:
易上当的：易受利用、被强加的或受骗的：
例句：
an easy mark; an easy victim.
容易上当的特性；易受害者

Not hurried or forced; moderate:
缓和的：不急或不紧迫的；中速的：
例句：
an easy pace; an easy walk around the block.
从容的步伐；绕着街区缓缓散步

Light; gentle:
温和的；轻轻的：
例句：
an easy tap on the shoulder.
在肩上轻轻一拍

Not steep or abrupt; gradual:
平缓的，不陡的：不陡或急的；渐进的：
例句：
an easy climb.
一个平缓的斜坡

Economics
【经济学】
Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable:
需求少的，充裕的：需求少因而使得购买便利：
例句：
Commodities are easier this quarter.
本季商品比较充裕

Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates:
利率低的：因数量多而利率低的：
例句：
easy money.
得来容易的钱

Promiscuous; loose.
放荡的；毫无约束的
adv.（副词）
Without haste or agitation:
放松地：不着急或不紧张：
例句：
Relax and take it easy for a while.
放松一下，休息一会儿

With little effort; easily:
轻易地：毫不费劲地；容易地：
例句：
success that came too easy.
成功垂手可得

In a restrained or moderate manner:
适度地：有节制地或适度地：
例句：
Go easy on the butter.
适度地恭维

Without much hardship or cost:
不费钱地或不费事地：
例句：
got off easy with only a small fine.
只缴了一点罚金就完事了

<习惯用语>easy as pie【非正式用语】
Capable of being accomplished or done with no difficulty.
轻易地：不费劲地办成或毫无困难地做
来源：
Middle English esi
中古英语 esi
from Old French aaisie [past participle of] aaisier [to put at ease]
源自 古法语 aaisie [] aaisier的过去分词 [使放松]
a- [to] from Latin ad- [ad-]
a- [去] 源自 拉丁语 ad- [前缀，表.往.]
aise [ease] * see ease
aise [容易] *参见 ease

【引伸】
eas.iness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>easy,simple,facile,effortless,smooth,lightThese adjectives mean requiring little effort or posing little if any difficulty.
这些形容词表示不费力气或费很少劲的意思。
Easy applies both to tasks that require little effort and to persons who are not demanding:
Easy 表示不花力气的工作及要求不高的人：
例句：
.The diagnosis of disease is often easy, often difficult, and often impossible. (Peter M. Latham).
.对疾病的诊断往往不严格、不容易且也不可能. （彼得·拉桑）。

例句：
Not wanting to be called an easy marker, the teacher graded the essays severely.
不想被人看成是一个判分很松的人，于是老师便严格地给文章打分。

Simple implies lack of complexity that facilitates understanding or performance:
Simple 表示不复杂、不难理解或操作的：
例句：
a simple game;
简单的游戏；

例句：
a simple problem;
简易的问题；

例句：
.the faculty . . . of reducing his thought on any subject to the simplest and plainest terms possible. (Baron Charnwood).
.用最简单、最清楚的词语表达他对任何问题看法的才能. （拜伦·查伍德）。

Facile stresses readiness and fluency (a facile speaker ); often, though, the word has unfavorable connotations, as of lack of care, glibness or insincerity, or superficiality:
Facile 强调快捷与流畅(语言流畅者 )； 然而该词常有不好之意，表示不细心、油嘴滑舌、不诚恳或浮夸：
例句：
The explanation is too facile for such a complex phenomenon.
这种解释对于这样复杂的情况来说过于肤浅了。

Effortless refers to performance in which the application of great strength or skill makes the execution seem easy:
Effortless 指因下了大量功夫或运用技能使得办事容易：
例句：
a skater performing an effortless double axel;
滑冰者毫不费劲地做了两个前外圆半跳；

例句：
wrote effortless prose.
轻松地写出散文。

Smooth suggests freedom from hindrances or difficulties that impede progress:
Smooth 表示没有阻力或困难妨碍进步：
例句：
The path of the bill through the legislature was smooth and orderly.
法案顺利且有序地被立法机构通过。

Light refers to tasks or impositions that involve no taxing burdens or responsibilities:
Light 指涉及税务负担或责任的任务或使命：
例句：
light duties;
轻税；

例句：
light taxes.
少税