英:[ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd]
美:[ˌstreɪtˈfɔːrwərd]
英:[ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd]
美:[ˌstreɪtˈfɔːrwərd]
straight·for·ward
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straightforwardly (adv.), straightforwards (adv.), straightforwardness (n.)
词根:straightforward
adv.straightforwardly 直截了当地;正直地
n.straightforwardness 坦率
adjective
honest, frank, and trustworthy.The interviewer was surprised at the politician's straightforward answers to her questions.The teacher was straightforward with the parents concerning their child's problem.Known as a fair and straightforward individual, he became a trusted leader in the community.
free from ambiguity; clear; direct.We had no trouble following her straightforward directions.
moving, going, or directed in a straight course.She went on a straightforward path toward her objective.
adverb
in a straightforward manner or course; straight ahead.The receiver caught the ball in the clear and ran straightforward toward the goal.
这组词都有“坦率,诚实”的意思,其区别是:
open指不隐瞒自己的秘密,愿意向他人表露自己或公开暴露自己的缺点。
frank强调毫无保留地畅所欲言,不受任何约束。
sincere侧重指一个人出自内心地对某人某事表示一种诚意。
blunt指讲话坦白直率、不客气,但隐含不得体、不顾及他人感情等意味。
honest指遵守正直等道德准则。
plain指直言不讳,毫不做作或故弄玄虚。
straightforward多用于答复、叙述等场合。指直截了当,不回避,或故弄玄虚。
以上来源于网络
1550年代,“直接向前,正好在前面”,来自 straight(adj.1)+ forward(adv.)。关于语言的引用,始于1806年。相关词汇: Straightforwardly; straightforwardness。
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简明
The first known use of straightforward was in 1790
straitjacketnoun
a cover or outer garment of strong material (as canvas) used to restrict the movement of the arms as a means of controlling a violent prisoner or patient
straightforward1 of 2adjective
outspoken, candid
a straightforward reply
proceeding in a straight course or manner : direct
straightforward2 of 2adverb
in a straightforward manner
1 Accurately measuring parallax was far from easy, particularly as it required a more exact measure of time than any sixteenth-century clock could provide, but showing that there was no measurable parallax was much more straightforward.
2 It seemed straightforward enough, but Marvin Edwards apparently forgot one thing: he wasn’t in Kansas anymore.
3 So when you deal with an infinite number of terms in a series, even the + sign doesn’t seem so straightforward.
4 His account is simple and straightforward; Ovid’s extremely verbose—for instance, he takes a hundred lines to kill the sea serpent.
5 The question of what makes someone — or something — persuasive is a lot less straightforward than it seems.
6 Academics have developed complicated theories and obscure jargon in an effort to describe what is now referred to as structural racism, yet the concept is fairly straightforward.
7 At its simplest, leitmotif is a straightforward association of a nugget of tune with a character.
8 It also shows that Mr. Jeavons was wrong and numbers are sometimes very complicated and not very straightforward at all.
9 A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.
巧言不如直说.
10 The mythology within the family is that Tommy is most like his mother in personality—straightforward, rarely diplomatic, occasionally quick to anger—but I found him a mix of both his parents.
11 There would appear to be a straightforward solution to this puzzle.
12 I follow this with Aibileen’s own stories, just as she wrote them, simple, straightforward.
13 The first question he asked me was quite straightforward.
他向我提出的第一个问题相当简捷.
14 “I’m going to ask you a simple, straightforward question,” he said, “and I’d like a simple, straightforward answer. Where were you last night?”
15 That didn’t sound like John, and she knew he was looking up at her with the straightforward look that she had always been ready to meet and answer with one as frank till now.
16 “I thought the whole point was to get rid of the boxes. That seems fairly straightforward. No?”
17 The teacher had the students complete some Punnett squares and then began lecturing again in a straightforward, no-nonsense style.
18 The principle at issue was straightforward: natural facts must be replicable and reproducible if they are to count as facts at all.
19 The story of Galileo’s discoveries is, it seems, straightforward.
20 The steps to prevent drowning, meanwhile, are pretty straightforward: a watchful adult, a fence around the pool, a locked back door so a toddler doesn’t slip outside unnoticed.
1 率直
even direct plain blunt Anglo-Saxon ingenuous directly straightforwards ingenuity straight out spadish open easy round straight flat transparent outright up-front expansive downright pointed Frank candid plump childlike unequivocal flat-out burly foursquare point-blank unreserved unvarnished heart-to-heart straight-out shirt-sleeve frankly openly plainly candidly unreservedly ingenuously freedom candor directness earthiness straightness candour bluntness plain dealing open mind open heart man to man
2 率直地
directly plain straightforwards straight out straight frankly openly outright plainly plump candidly foursquare point-blank unreservedly ingenuously man to man
3 直线前进的
5 坦诚的
open raw open-faced open-hearted heart-to-heart transparent sincere blunt straight-out straight honest plain candid forthright undisguised
7 正直的
unwily just good right sound white true straight square honest upright righteous honorable truthful rightful conscientious scrupulous upstanding guileless right-thinking well-conditioned right-minded undesigning straight-ahead conscionable purehearted soothfast up and up right-hearted righthearted white-handed loyal
8 简单的
easy simple plain childish uncomplicated unsophisticated simplex uninvolved jammy unfancy snap severe rude bald homely chaste short elementary primitive open-and-shut secco uncompounded subfusc tout court Mickey Mouse homey straight honest Pat homespun homestyle cracker-barrel small spare facile square native quiet innocent naked unornamental cut and dried stark frugal jejune brief basic meat-and-potatoes
9 诚实
open straight square honest genuine upright sincere truthful veracious honesty sincerity veracity probity rectitude be on the up and up straight as an arrow on the square righthearted clean-fingered loyal downright guileless unfeigned dinkum truehearted single-eyed trueheartedness truth faith integrity troth straightforwardness lunary clean hands simple single candid artless veridical incorrupt true-hearted exanimo fidelity good fine kosher upstanding incorruptible candour on the up and up on the level
10 坦率的
open natural direct plain frank outspoken ingenuous free round straight explicit candid unreserved honest-to-goodness undisguised honest bluff unvarnished upfront Frank truthful communicative childlike forthright open-faced open-hearted straight-out unblushing unambivalent man to man sincere genuine bare transparent guile man-to-man straight-arrow
11 率直的
even direct plain blunt Anglo-Saxon ingenuous spadish open easy round straight flat transparent outright up-front expansive downright pointed Frank candid plump childlike unequivocal flat-out burly foursquare point-blank unreserved unvarnished heart-to-heart straight-out shirt-sleeve naive undisguised
12 诚实的
open straight square honest genuine upright sincere truthful veracious straight as an arrow righthearted clean-fingered loyal downright guileless unfeigned dinkum truehearted single-eyed true frank candid straight-up upstanding veridical legit simon-pure on the square simple single artless incorrupt true-hearted good fine kosher incorruptible on the up and up on the level
13 简单
easy simple plain childish uncomplicated unsophisticated simplex uninvolved jammy unfancy light simply briefly snap simplicity simplify severe rude bald homely chaste rudely short elementary primitive open-and-shut secco uncompounded subfusc plainly simpleness briefness in a breeze for two pins tout court Mickey Mouse small spare facile straightforwardly straightforwardness square native quiet innocent naked homespun unornamental cut and dried stark frugal jejune roughly brief basic meat-and-potatoes
16 易懂的
light clear plain transparent coherent lucid luminous clear as day accessible intelligible perspicuous transpicuous crystal clear intuitive understandable articulate digestible exoteric pellucid
17 一直向前地
18 不难的
20 坦率
open natural direct plain frank outspoken ingenuous directly frankly outright bluntly straight out straight honest bluff unvarnished upfront explicitly roundly straightforwardly outspokenly directness frankness straightforwardness outspokenness free round Frank candid truthful communicative childlike forthright unreserved open-faced undisguised open-hearted straight-out unblushing unambivalent openly freedom candour unreserve straight off man to man explicit sincere freely openness genuine bare transparent guile man-to-man straight-arrow baldly straightforwards candor roundness
21 明确的
specific positive express distinct precise definitive definite discriminate decisive categorical unambiguous unequivocal decided unquestionable clean-cut well-marked indubitable
22 真正
simon-pure sureenough very good great right true regular proper rank honest substantial genuine authentic sheer stark intrinsic downright truthful bona veritable omnipotent unadulterated undoubted sooth unsophisticated full-blooded honest-to-goodness unalloyed mccoy dinkum honest-to-god trueborn truepenny gradely pucka right-down just really real quite simply truly indeed literally verily tarnal faith pur sang
23 明确
specific positive express distinct precise definitive definite discriminate decisive categorical unambiguous unequivocal decided unquestionable clean-cut well-marked indubitable definitely specifically determinate definitude definition clarity define jell
24 真正的
simon-pure sureenough very good great right true regular proper rank honest substantial genuine authentic sheer stark intrinsic downright truthful bona veritable omnipotent unadulterated undoubted sooth unsophisticated full-blooded honest-to-goodness unalloyed mccoy dinkum honest-to-god trueborn truepenny gradely pucka right-down pur sang
25 一直向前
27 老实
true veracity straight as a die honest honesty child offence candid truthful ingenuous veracious jannock straight truth
28 不复杂的
noncomplex noncomplicated simple uncomplicated low-tech unsophisticated uninvolved unfussy uncompounded unperplexed
29 一直向前的
30 直截了当的
31 直接的
across-the-table hard direct primary dead immediate nigh straight instant flush intimate firsthand forthright
32 笔直的
33 容易理解的
34 坦率地
35 正直
unwily just good right sound white true straight square honest upright righteous honorable truthful rightful conscientious scrupulous upstanding guileless right-thinking well-conditioned right-minded undesigning straight-ahead conscionable purehearted soothfast honestly squarely truth integrity honesty perpendicular chastity veracity rightness probity rectitude straight as a die up and up wear a hat right-hearted righthearted white-handed loyal rightly righteously uprightly trueheartedness incorruptness righteousness uprightness squareness nice indirect erect candid virtuous foursquare upfront aboveboard principle justice virtue morality fidelity liberality plain dealing the narrow way
36 直直地
37 正直地