- 1直言不諱地、開門見山地
You speak bluntly when you say the true thing in a straight line, with little or no . It is honest, and that is the point — but it can upset people, because you have not wrapped the hard news in kind extra words. To put it bluntly is a set phrase that warns the listener: a sharp sentence is coming. It is not the same as being rude on purpose; a blunt person may think they are being helpful and clear. Still, teachers, doctors, and friends use it when they are tired of dancing around a fact. Formal writing uses it less; spoken English uses it a lot, especially before bad news or an unpopular opinion. Compare softly, , or , which take the long way round.
組成From blunt + -ly. Blunt here is the older picture of a tool that is not sharp — it does not slide around the point; it just hits.
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- bluntthe adverb made from blunt
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
bluntlyadv/ˈblʌntli/
- 1
In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
- Note the preſumption of this Scythian ſlaue: I tel thee villaine, thoſe that lead my horſe Haue to their names tytles of dignitie, And dar’ſt thou bluntly cal me Baiazeth?
- To put it bluntly, they are going to have to start defending a heck of a lot better than they have been, otherwise their season - and top-flight status - could well be over before they know it.
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