forthright
英 [ˈfɔːθ.raɪt]
美 [ˈfɔːrθ.raɪt]
- adj. 直率的;直截了当的
- adv. 直率地;马上;立即
- n. 直路
将“forthright”拆分为“forth”和“right”,想象“forth”如同向前进,而“right”代表直接、正确,结合起来就是形容一个人说话或行动既直接又正确无误,不拐弯抹角。这样的场景可以帮助你记忆这个单词的含义。
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forthright 直率的,直接的forth, 向前的。right, 立刻,马上。
- forthright (adj.)
- Old English forðriht "direct, plain;" see forth + right (adj.). Compare downright. Related: Forthrightly; forthrightness. As an adverb, Old English forðrihte "straightway, at once; plainly."
- 1. a woman of forthright views
- 观点明确的女子
- 2. He gave a forthright answer.
- 他作了直截了当的回答.
- 3. MacTavish was characteristically forthright in his reply.
- 麦克塔维什以其一贯的直率作了回答.
- 4. 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.
- 5. He has a reputation for being a forthright critic.
- 他是以直率着称的评论家.