| 单词 | forthright |
| 释义 | forthright adjective uk/ˈfɔːθ.raɪt/us/ˈfɔːrθ.raɪt/(too)honestordirectinbehaviour: （过于）坦诚的，直率的；直截了当的His forthrightmannercan bemistakenforrudeness.他率直的态度可能会被误认为无礼。 Iadmireher forthright way ofdealingwithpeople.我钦佩她待人率直。 Synonyms blunt candidapproving frank outspoken Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
forthright| American Dictionaryforthright adjective us/ˈfɔrθˌrɑɪt,ˈfoʊrθ-/honestordirectinexpressingone’sthoughtsorfeelings: forthrightcomments She’sprettyforthright about heropinions. Examplesofforthrightforthright From this you can imagine that these were bracing ripostes, written in what can only be described as aforthrightstyle. From theCambridge English Corpus Pyle is to be congratulated for producing a book that is historically sensitive yet philosophicallyforthright. From theCambridge English Corpus And it is to your credit that you published hisforthrightletter. From theCambridge English Corpus There is nothing intrinsically wrong with an abrasive style or a blunt andforthrightmanner. From theCambridge English Corpus Taking such a provocative andforthrightstance can be, of course, dialectically aerobic. From theCambridge English Corpus Other preachers were moreforthrightin their insistence that the church building was profoundly holy. From theCambridge English Corpus As a metaphorically mediated enactment of contemporary-religious meaning, this instance of gospel rap is analysed as aforthrightyet complex example of structural ambiguity. From theCambridge English Corpus His observations are fair, and he is generous in his praise andforthrightin his criticism. From theCambridge English Corpus Insurance companies should require health professionals to beforthrightwith their patients regarding potential and actual errors. From theCambridge English Corpus Thisforthrightbook addresses many misconceptions surrounding eighteenth-century dance. From theCambridge English Corpus He isforthrighton the value of regional government, despite its weaknesses. From theCambridge English Corpus Education efforts require coherent, energetic andforthrightgovernment action. From theCambridge English Corpus This is a book with aforthrighttitle which doesn't quite reflect the fragmentary nature of the content within. From theCambridge English Corpus We would be less thanforthrightif we minimized the challenges involved with this enterprise. From theCambridge English Corpus This strategy marked aforthrightabandonment of one of the revolutionary government's primary economic goals - escaping dependence on sugar. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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