bluntness
英 [ˈblʌnt.nəs]
美 [ˈblʌnt.nəs]
- n. 钝；迟钝；率直
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英语词源
- bluntness (n.)
- late 15c., "stupidity," from blunt (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "rudeness" is from c. 1600.
权威例句
- 1. His bluntness got him into trouble.
- 他的耿直给他带来了麻烦。
- 2. Such bluntness is characteristic of him.
- 他就是这麽迟钝.
- 3. Kennedy responded with equal bluntness.
- 肯尼迪的回答也同样坦率.
- 4. He said with smooth bluntness and shoved a stack of stapled sheets across his desk.
- 他以一种圆滑、率直的口气说着,并把一叠订好了的稿纸从他办公桌那边递过来.
- 5. I can forgive his bluntness because it is associated with a basic kindliness of spirit.
- 我可以原谅他的直言不讳,因为这与一种本质上的内心善良有关.