plainspoken

英 [ˈpleɪnˈspəʊkən]

美

adj.  直言不讳的; 直截了当的

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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 直言不讳的；直截了当的
  If you say that someone isplain-spoken, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even when they know that what they say may not please other people.
  1. ...a plain-spoken American full of scorn for pomp and pretense.
     看不惯炫耀和虚伪、直言不讳的一个美国人

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:bluntcandidforthrightfrankfree-spokenoutspokenpoint-blankstraight-from-the-shoulder
• using simple and direct language
  1. a plainspoken country doctor

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