| 单词 | no-nonsense |
| 释义 | no-nonsense (once / 14485 pages) adj Someone who's no-nonsense is very efficient and businesslike. If you're extremely practical and don't see the point of wasting time, you're no-nonsense. Some teachers like to joke around with students, while others are much stricter than that — they are stern and no-nonsense. A brand new English teacher might resolve to start using more no-nonsense techniques in the classroom if he realizes his class isn't getting quite enough accomplished. The adjective no-nonsense was first used in 1920s sporting slang, originally in the phrase "to stand to no nonsense." WORD FAMILYno-nonsense USAGE EXAMPLESWilliams plays his ex-wife; she is sassy, rumpled, no-nonsense, with splotchy roots. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) Leading the Department of Homeland Security will be recently retired General John Kelly, another no-nonsense Marine. Salon(Dec 22, 2016) Her no-nonsense blank verse skewers our president-elect, among other popular local targets. Seattle Times(Dec 19, 2016) adj not tolerating irrelevancies the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent Syn direct straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
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