plain language

plain language — 慣用語

1. text or data that is written in an ordinary readable form and has not been encry

1.慣用語C1
釋義

明文

未經加密、可直接閱讀的原始資料

text or data that is written in an ordinary readable form and has not been encrypted or turned into a secret code to hide its meaning

例句

Bilal accidentally sent the report in plain language instead of encrypting it.

Bilal 不小心以明文傳送報告，沒有先加密。

collocation: in plain language

Camila warned the team not to transmit passwords in plain language over the network.

Camila 警告團隊不要在網路上以明文傳送密碼。

collocation: transmit ... in plain language

同義詞
  • plaintext

    the standard cryptographic term; 'plain language' is used less often but means the same thing

  • cleartext

    equivalent term used in some computing contexts, particularly for unencrypted data during transmission

反義詞
  • ciphertext

    text that has been encrypted and cannot be read without a key

  • encrypted data

    data that has been turned into a secret code

文法句型

in plain language

as plain language

用法筆記

Common in computing and cryptography; contrasts with 'ciphertext' (encrypted form of the same data).

常見錯誤

❌The teacher explained the topic in plain language so everyone understood.
✅The programmer stored the password in plain language without encrypting it.
💡In this technical sense 'plain language' refers to unencrypted data, not to clear or simple wording.