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forthright 音标拼音: [f'ɔrθr'ɑɪt] ad. 直接地,马上,立即
a. 直接的,直率的,坦白的,豪爽的
n. 直路 直接地,马上,立即直接的,直率的,坦白的,豪爽的直路 forthright adv 1: directly and without evasion; not roundabout; " to face a problem squarely"; " the responsibility lies squarely with them"; " spoke forthright ( or forthrightly) and to the point" [ synonym: { squarely}, { forthrightly}, { forthright}] adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; " blunt talking and straight shooting"; " a blunt New England farmer"; " I gave them my candid opinion"; " forthright criticism"; " a forthright approach to the problem"; " tell me what you think-- and you may just as well be frank"; " it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; " plainspoken and to the point"; " a point- blank accusation" [ synonym: { blunt}, { candid}, { forthright}, { frank}, { free- spoken}, { outspoken}, { plainspoken}, { point- blank}, { straight- from- the- shoulder}] Forthright \ Forth" right`\ (? or ?), adv. [ Forth, adv. right, adv.] Straight forward; in a straight direction. [ Archaic] -- Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster]
Forthright \ Forth" right`\, a. Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. [ Archaic] -- Lowell. [ 1913 Webster] They were Night and Day, and Day and Night, Piligrims wight with steps forthright. -- Emerson. [ 1913 Webster]
Forthright \ Forth" right`\, n. A straight path. [ Archaic] [ 1913 Webster] Here' s a maze trod, indeed, Through forthrights and meanders! -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 57 Moby Thesaurus words for " forthright": aboveboard, artless, bluff, blunt, broad, brusque, candid, dead, dead ahead, direct, directly, downright, due, due north, explicit, frank, frankhearted, free, free- speaking, free- spoken, free- tongued, genuine, heart- to- heart, in a beeline, in line with, ingenuous, open, openhearted, outspoken, plain, plain dealing, plain- spoken, right, round, sincere, single, straight, straight across, straight ahead, straight- out, straightforward, straightforwards, straightly, transparent, unambiguous, unchecked, unconstrained, undeviatingly, undisguised, unequivocal, unguarded, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained, unswervingly, unvarnished, unveeringly
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