matter-of-factly
adverb
uk/ˌmæt.ə.rəvˈfækt.li/us/ˌmæt̬.ɚ.əvˈfækt.li/in amatter-of-factway(= withoutshowingemotion):
就事论事地;不带感情地Sheannouncedthenewsmatter-of-factly.她就事论事地宣布了这个消息。
Hetalkedmatter-of-factly aboutcopingwith Lisa'schronicillness.他就事论事地谈到了如何应对丽莎的慢性疾病。
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matter-of-fact
- "Theylearnedtheirlesson," he says matter-of-factly.
- Hedescribedit all very matter-of-factly, with noemotion.
- In the first fewseconds, he matter-of-factly tolddetectives: "I am here toconfessto themurder".
Not showing or feeling emotions
- anodyne
- anti-sentimental
- belie
- bite
- biteyourlipidiom
- bloodless
- hard-bitten
- icily
- impassive
- impassively
- impassivity
- internalize
- poker-faced
- reserved
- sphinx-like
- stiff upper lip
- stoic
- stoically
- unsentimental
- woodenly