英语单词 | frankly |
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英美音标 | 英 ['fræŋkli] 美 ['fræŋkli] |
中文释义 | adv.坦白地;坦率地 |
英语例句 | (1) Frankly Sandra, I'm not very pleased with you. (2) She spoke her mind frankly to Bethune. (3) Frankly, the China angle is not strong enough. (4) Frankly, I can do nothing about it. |
中文例句 | (1) 坦白地说,我对你不太满意。 (2) 她很坦白地对白求恩说出了自己的心事。 (3) 坦率地说,我们这一角力量是很单薄的。 (4) 坦率地说,我对此无能为力。 |
vocabulary简明 | To say something frankly is to be completely honest and straightforward. It's unusual when a politician answers reporters' questions frankly. |
vocabulary扩展 | When someone's frank, they are plainspoken and truthful, and when you communicate frankly, your words have this quality. Telling people frankly that you need their help, or expressing criticism frankly but kindly can be difficult at times, but it's something to strive for. Frank and frankly have a Medieval Latin root, francus, "free, or at liberty." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADV-GRADED 副词]See also:frank ;坦率地(讲) You use frankly when you are expressing an opinion or feeling to emphasize that you mean what you are saying, especially when the person you are speaking to may not like it. [ADV with cl] [emphasis]
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