| 单词 | forthright |
| 释义 | forthright (once / 4784 pages) advadj 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." WORD FAMILYforthright: forthrightly, forthrightness, forthrights USAGE EXAMPLES“They are quite forthright but they are instinctive and they kind of - they don’t mess around,” Jones said. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) “They are quite forthright but they are instinctive and they kind of — they don’t mess around,” Jones said. Seattle Times(Dec 13, 2016) Unless that possibility is confronted in forthright fashion, suspicion will linger and fester. Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) 1adv directly and without evasion; not roundabout spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point Syn forthrightly, squarely 2adj characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion forthright criticism a forthright approach to the problem Syn blunt, candid, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder direct straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
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