directness

n. 笔直, 率直

发音

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词形变化

directnesses 复数 directnesses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state or quality of being direct.

    不可数

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados He hesitated, and then flung out the question almost with a passionate directness: "What was it, sir; in God's name, what was it?"

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

candor frankness candour candidness forthrightness straightness

反义词 1

indirectness

上位词 3

honesty characteristic honestness

下位词 6

immediacy straightforwardness downrightness immediateness ingenuousness pointedness

词源

From direct + -ness.

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