When someone calls a person, a story, or an idea one-dimensional, they are not pleased. They mean it is too simple: it shows only one side, and it misses the rest.

When someone calls a person, a story, or an idea one-dimensional當有人說一個人、一個故事，或一個想法one-dimensional they are not pleased他們不是在稱讚。They mean it is too simple他們的意思是這太簡單了 it shows only one side只呈現一面 and it misses the rest漏掉了其他的部分。

A one-dimensional character in a film is just “the angry man” or “the kind mother,” with nothing else going on. A one-dimensional argument looks at money and forgets feelings, or the other way round. The phrase is a criticism.

A one-dimensional character in a film電影裡一個one-dimensional的角色 is just “the angry man” or “the kind mother,” with nothing else going on就只是「那個生氣的男人」或「那個善良的媽媽」，沒有別的層次。A one-dimensional argument一個one-dimensional的論點 looks at money and forgets feelings, or the other way round只看到錢卻忘了感受，或反過來只看感受忘了錢。The phrase is a criticism這個說法是一種批評。

Though actually, the picture comes from maths: a line has one dimension, a flat shape has two, a box has three. People borrowed that picture to say “flat, thin, not fully real.” In a science class the maths meaning is still alive, but in newspapers and everyday talk the cross meaning is the common one, and it is almost always negative.

Though actually不過其實 the picture comes from maths這個畫面來自數學 a line has one dimension一條線有一維 a flat shape has two平面圖形有二維 a box has three立體的箱子有三維。People borrowed that picture to say “flat, thin, not fully real.”人們借用這個畫面來說「扁平、單薄、不夠真實」 In a science class在科學課裡 the maths meaning is still alive數學上的意思還在使用 but in newspapers and everyday talk不過在報紙和日常說話裡 the cross meaning is the common one帶批評意味的用法才是常見的 and it is almost always negative而且幾乎都是負面的。