forthright

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adv. 直率地, 直接地, 马上, 立即 a. 直接的, 直率的, 坦白的 n. 直路

发音

UK /ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/
UK /fɔːθˈɹaɪt/
其它
其它
US /ˈfɔɹθˌɹaɪt/

词形变化

forthrights 复数 forthrights more forthright 比较级 most forthright 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A straight path.

    古体
adj.
  1. 1.

    Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.

    The witness was considered eminently credible thanks to her forthright answers.

  2. 2.

    Frank, outspoken.

  3. 3.

    Markedly simple.

  4. 4.

    Fixed; settled; decided.

  5. 5.

    Proceeding straight forth.

    古体
adv.
  1. 1.

    Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.

  2. 2.

    At once, forthwith.

  3. 3.

    Swiftly.

  4. 4.

    Straight forward, in a straight direction.

    古体

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 8

frank blunt candid point-blank outspoken free-spoken plainspoken straight from the shoulder

近义相关 1

direct
副词

同义词 2

squarely forthrightly

词源

From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.

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