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matter-of-fact
mat·ter-of-fact (măt′ər-əv-făkt′)adj.1. Relating or adhering to facts; literal.2. Straightforward or unemotional: "the matter-of-fact tones in which the local guides describe the history of the various places" (New York Times).
mat′ter-of-fact′ly adv.mat′ter-of-fact′ness n.mat′ter-of-fact′
adj. 1. adhering strictly to fact. 2. nonchalant. [1705–15] mat′ter-of-fact′ly, adv. mat′ter-of-fact′ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | matter-of-fact - not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"prosaicunrhetorical - not rhetorical | | 2. | matter-of-fact - concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"pragmatic, pragmaticalpractical - concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art" |
matter-of-factadjective unsentimental, flat, dry, plain, dull, sober, down-to-earth, mundane, lifeless, prosaic, deadpan, unimaginative, unvarnished, emotionless, unembellished He gave her the news in a matter-of-fact way.matter-of-factadjective1. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dry, dull, earthbound, flat, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired.2. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are:down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, realistic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic.3. With little or no emotion or expression:dry, impassive, unemotional.Translationsmatter (ˈmӕtə) noun1. solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made. The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter. 物質 物质2. a subject or topic (of discussion etc). a private matter; money matters. 主題﹐話題 事情，题材，课题 3. pus. The wound was infected and full of matter. 膿 脓 verb to be important. That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter. 重要，要緊 有关系，要紧 ˌmatter-of-ˈfact adjective keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative. a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude. 就事論事的，實事求是的 就事论事的，讲求实际的 be the matter (often with with) to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong. Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you? 出問題 出问题a matter of course something that one expects to happen, be done etc. You don't have to ask her – she'll do it as a matter of course. 理所當然的事 理所当然之事，必然的结果 a matter of opinion something about which different people have different opinions or views. Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion. 看法不同的問題 看法不同的问题no matter it is not important. `He's not here.' `No matter, I'll see him later.' 沒關係 没关系no matter who/what/where etc whoever, whatever, wherever etc. No matter what happens, I'll go. 不管是誰/什麼/何處等 不管谁/什么/何地等 EncyclopediaSeematterLegalSeeMattermatter-of-fact
Related to matter-of-fact: matter-of-factly, expeditiously, a matter of courseSynonyms for matter-of-factadj unsentimentalSynonyms- unsentimental
- flat
- dry
- plain
- dull
- sober
- down-to-earth
- mundane
- lifeless
- prosaic
- deadpan
- unimaginative
- unvarnished
- emotionless
- unembellished
Synonyms for matter-of-factadj lacking liveliness, charm, or surpriseSynonyms- arid
- aseptic
- colorless
- drab
- dry
- dull
- earthbound
- flat
- flavorless
- lackluster
- lifeless
- lusterless
- pedestrian
- prosaic
- spiritless
- sterile
- stodgy
- unimaginative
- uninspired
adj having or indicating an awareness of things as they really areSynonyms- down-to-earth
- hard
- hardheaded
- objective
- practical
- pragmatic
- pragmatical
- prosaic
- realistic
- sober
- tough-minded
- unromantic
adj with little or no emotion or expressionSynonymsSynonyms for matter-of-factadj not fanciful or imaginativeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj concerned with practical mattersSynonymsRelated Words |