forthright

英 [ˈfɔːθraɪt]

美 [ˈfɔːrθraɪt]

adj.  直率的; 直截了当的; 坦诚的
n.  直路

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牛津词典

adj.

• 直率的；直截了当的；坦诚的
  direct and honest in manner and speech
  1. a woman of forthright views
     观点明确的女子

柯林斯词典

• 直抒己见的;坦率的;坦诚的
  If you describe someone asforthright, you admire them because they show clearly and strongly what they think and feel.

英英释义

adj

• characterized by directness in manner or speech
  1. blunt talking and straight shooting
  2. a blunt New England farmer
  3. I gave them my candid opinion
  4. forthright criticism
  5. a forthright approach to the problem
  6. tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
  7. it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
  8. plainspoken and to the point
  9. a point-blank accusation
  Synonym:bluntcandidfrankfree-spokenoutspokenplainspokenpoint-blankstraight-from-the-shoulder

adv

• directly and without evasion
  1. to face a problem squarely
  2. the responsibility lies squarely with them
  3. spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point
  Synonym:squarelyforthrightly

双语例句

• His forthright manner can be mistaken for rudeness.
  他那直率的态度可能会被误解为无礼。
• I admire her forthright way of dealing with people.
  我钦佩她那直率待人的方式。
• He told us forthright just what his objections were.
  他有什么不同的意见，都坦率地向我们讲了。
• It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offence.
  又直率又不得罪人，这有时很难办到。
• My current supervisor, he is a train of thought is very clear, do analysis problems are very rational, I learned from him is the way of doing things, and he is a forthright person, here I also like.
  我目前的直属主管，他是一个思路很清晰的人，做事分析问题都很理性，我从他身上学到很到做事的方式，另外他是个直爽的人，这边我也很喜欢。
• Not forthright and candid; devious.
  不坦率的不直截了当的、不坦白的；欺骗的。
• She is forthright in her opinions; a quality I believe very essential in business managers.
  她敢于直言自己的观点，而这一点，我相信，也是作为一个经理所必须具备的品质。
• Debate about sensitive scientific issues needs to be forthright but not crass.
  讨论敏感的科学问题，需要直爽而不是卤莽。
• I can't back out now but I rue the day that I let myself get involved with this project. He has expressed all his bold and forthright feelings in this collection of poems.
  现在我不能打退堂鼓了，但我后悔自己参与了这个项目。他把他的壮怀都写进了这本诗集里。
• His frank and forthright action deserves praise.
  他光明磊落的行为值得称赞。