| 单词 | outspoken |
| 释义 | outspoken (once / 1782 pages) adj If you often freely speak your mind, people may say that you are outspoken. How people view that particular trait in you, however, will depend on whether they agree with what you have to say or not! Use the adjective outspoken to describe someone candid and blunt, one who is direct in manner or speech. If you are an outspoken advocate for arts education in schools, you probably attend lots of school board and community meetings trying to ensure that the board does not cut music and drama from the school curriculum. If you are an outspoken critic of the way your boss does his job, you may not have yours much longer! WORD FAMILYoutspoken: outspokenly, outspokenness USAGE EXAMPLESIn November Michael Heseltine, an outspoken critic of the poll tax, triggered a leadership contest from which John Major emerged the winner. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) Fisher, of course, was outspoken in her feminism , especially in regards to her legacy as Princess Leia . Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Suffering from mental illness, and drug and alcohol addiction during much of her life, Fisher became an outspoken advocate for those issues. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj given to expressing yourself freely or insistently outspoken in their opposition to segregation Syn vocal communicative, communicatory able or tending to communicate 2adj characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion it is possible to be outspoken without being rude Syn blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder direct straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
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