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Downright Attested 10840.Downright 英 Daʊnraɪt]美 Daʊnraɪt 释义 Adj

正面 10840.downright
英 ['daʊnraɪt]美 ['daʊnraɪt]

背面
释义:
adj. 明白的;直率的;显明的adv. 完全,彻底;全然
例句:
1. She was often downright rude to him.她常对他十分粗鲁。

1. ring => rink.2. 即该词由ring变体并引申而来,ring的本意含有表示绕圈子竞技的地方、圆形场地、圆形表演场(或竞技场等)、竞技场等含义,变体后引申为:溜冰场。

downright (adv.)c. 1200, "straight down," from down (adv.) + right (adj.1). Meaning "thoroughly" attested from c. 1300. Old English had dunrihte "downwards," and inverted form right-down is attested 17c."

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