| 单词 | matter-of-fact |
| 释义 | matter-of-fact (once / 2368 pages) adj Someone who's matter-of-fact is straightforward and unemotional. Your matter-of-fact friend won't get upset when her dog runs away — she'll call him calmly until he returns. Matter-of-fact things aren't fancy or stylish; they just tell it like it is. A matter-of-fact letter to the editor is practical and factual, and a kid's matter-of-fact apology for breaking his neighbor's window will take responsibility and offer a sincere "I'm sorry." A matter-of-fact news report doesn't sensationalize facts, but simply states them. Originally, matter-of-fact was a legal term meaning "portion of an enquiry concerned with truth or falsehood." WORD FAMILYmatter-of-fact USAGE EXAMPLESHe speaks in matter-of-fact tones, his voice soft but never trembling. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) The show was instrumental in shifting the popular landscape genre away from romanticized grandeur, typified by Ansel Adams, and toward matter-of-fact vernacular truth. Los Angeles Times(Dec 13, 2016) He spoke in a matter-of-fact tone, often eagerly answering the agents’ questions and describing his planning for the attack. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) 1adj concerned with practical matters a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem a matter-of-fact account of the trip Syn pragmatic, pragmatical practical concerned with actual use or practice 2adj not fanciful or imaginative local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones Syn prosaic unrhetorical not rhetorical |
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