每日英语十个单词 每日单词forthright

forthright

英 ['fɔːθraɪt] 美 ['fɔːrθraɪt]

adj.直截的；直率的；坦白的

GRE SAT

◉Usage Examples

(1) His forthright behavior offends some people.

(2) His forthright behaviour shows that he's honest, but he seems rude to some people.

(3) His frank and forthright action deserves praise.

(4) He spoke in a forthright manner but without anger.

(1) 他那直率的行为冒犯了某些人。

(2) 他的直率行为说明他是个诚实的人，可是有些人却认为他粗鲁。

(3) 他光明磊落的行为值得称赞。

(4) 他坦诚直言但并无怒气。

◉Usage notes

When a person is being forthright, they're being direct, clear, or even straight-up. The opposite of forthright might be evasive, shifty, indirect or circuitous. But we're not here to talk about those. We're here to talk about forthright.

For the most part, people really appreciate it when others are forthright. It's so much easier to understand what someone wants when they just come out and say it. However, being direct and honest and saying what you really mean isn't easy for everyone. For some reason, a lot of us can be embarrassed to say what we want, and we spend our entire lives learning how to be forthright. A simple way to remember what forthright means is this: if you bring it "forth", it will be "right."

◉Collins

1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]直抒己见的；坦率的；坦诚的 If you describe someone as forthright, you admire them because they show clearly and strongly what they think and feel. [approval]