forthright
adjective /ˈfɔːθraɪt/
/ˈfɔːrθraɪt/
- direct and honest in manner and speech
直率的；直截了当的；坦诚的 - a woman of forthright views
观点明确的女子 - He spoke in a forthright manner but without anger.
他慷慨陈词，但并没有生气。 - MacTavish was characteristically forthright in his reply.
麦克塔维什以其一贯的直率作了回答。 - She’s always been very forthright about her preferences.
她总是很坦率地表达自己的好恶。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
词源Old English forthriht ‘straight forward, directly’ (see forth, right). - a woman of forthright views