Simplification is the act of making something easier or less complicated, or the version you get after you have done that. A teacher’s simplification of a science idea; a simplification of the tax form so you fill in one page, not six.

Simplification is the act of making something easier or less complicated是把某件事變得更簡單、沒那麼複雜的這個動作, or the version you get after you have done that或是做完之後得到的那個簡化版本。A teacher's simplification of a science idea老師把科學概念簡化後的說法; a simplification of the tax form so you fill in one page, not six把報稅表簡化成只填一頁而不是六頁。

The meaning you are after is “make it easier,” but the word itself is a noun — the verb is simplify. Offices, schools, and news like it because it sounds like a clean improvement.

The meaning you are after is 'make it easier,'你想表達的意思是「把它變簡單」 but the word itself is a noun但這個字本身是名詞 — the verb is simplify動詞是 simplify。Offices, schools, and news like it公司行號、學校和新聞都愛用這個字 because it sounds like a clean improvement因為聽起來像是一種乾淨俐落的改善。

Though actually, the same word can be a mild warning. “That is a simplification” often means you have left out the hard bits, and the speaker is not sure the tidy story is still true. So it can be a goal (we need simplification) or a quiet complaint (don’t overdo the simplification).

Though actually不過話說回來, the same word can be a mild warning同一個字也可以帶一點警告的意味。'That is a simplification'「That is a simplification」（這是簡化過的說法） often means you have left out the hard bits常常是在說你省略了困難的部分, and the speaker is not sure the tidy story is still true而且說話的人也不確定這個講得漂亮的說法是不是還算真實。So it can be a goal所以它可以是一個目標 (we need simplification)（we need simplification，我們需要簡化) or a quiet complaint也可以是一種含蓄的抱怨 (don't overdo the simplification)（don't overdo the simplification，別把簡化做過頭）。

It is formal-to-neutral, more at home in writing and meetings than in chat with friends, where people just say “make it easier.”

It is formal-to-neutral語感偏正式到中性之間, more at home in writing and meetings比較常出現在寫作和會議裡 than in chat with friends而不是朋友間的閒聊, where people just say 'make it easier.'那種場合大家就直接說「make it easier」（讓它變簡單）就好。