penny plain
adjective
- plain and simple朴素无华的, 不矫饰的：
a penny plain version that takes away some of the excitement and character from the piece.
一个从作品中去除某些激动人心的情节和特点的朴素版本。
词源
mid 19th cent.: with reference to prints of characters sold for toy theatres, costing one penny for black-and-white ones, and two pennies for coloured ones.