straightforward
英 [ˌstreɪtˈfɔ:wəd] 美 [ˌstreɪtˈfɔrwərd]

adj.

直截了当的；坦率的；明确的；

adv.

直截了当地；坦率地；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. (人或其态度)正直的，坦率的；老实的 (of a person or his behaviour) honest and open;not hiding anything
2. 简单的；易懂的 not difficult to understand or explain;simple

英英释义

straightforward[ ,streit'fɔ:wəd ]

• adj.
  • free from ambiguity

    "a straightforward set of instructions"

  • without evasion or compromise

    "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

    同义词：square(a)straight

  • without concealment or deception; honest

    "straightforward in all his business affairs"

    同义词：aboveboard

  • pointed directly ahead

    "a straightforward gaze"

同近义词辨析

open, frank, sincere, blunt, honest, plain, straightforward

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。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The instructions are reasonably straightforward.
   用法说明还算简单易懂。
2. I wonder if the literature can be put in straightforward Chinese.
   我不知道那些说明书能不能译成简明易懂的中文。
3. This book presents an up-to-date, straightforward course for students.
   这本书为学生提供了一本最新式的、简明易懂的教程。
4. They took a straightforward route to the lake.
   他们走了一条笔直通向湖的路。
5. The straightforward and wide road has degenerated into a little path.
   那条宽广笔直的公路已退化成一条蹩脚的小路。
6. I am quite a straightforward man.
   我是一个非常直率的人。
7. His straightforward, modest manner took into camp everybody he knew.
   他爽直而谦虚的态度使所有认识他的人都上了当。

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