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frankly adv.坦白地；坦率地 (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。 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."

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英 ['fræŋkli] 美 ['fræŋkli] (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. To say something frankly is to be completely honest and straightforward. It's unusual when a politician answers reporters' questions frankly. 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]'You don't give a damn about my feelings, do you.' —'Quite frankly, I don't.'...“你根本不在乎我的感受，是不是。”——“说老实话，是不在乎。”Frankly, Thomas, this question of your loan is beginning to worry me...老实讲，托马斯，你贷款的问题开始让我担心了。I was frankly astonished at the degree to which different singers can affect the interpretation of a song.说实话，不同歌手对一首歌曲有如此不同的诠释让我感到惊讶。

英语单词	frankly
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] 'You don't give a damn about my feelings, do you.' — 'Quite frankly, I don't.'... “你根本不在乎我的感受，是不是。”——“说老实话，是不在乎。” Frankly, Thomas, this question of your loan is beginning to worry me... 老实讲，托马斯，你贷款的问题开始让我担心了。 I was frankly astonished at the degree to which different singers can affect the interpretation of a song. 说实话，不同歌手对一首歌曲有如此不同的诠释让我感到惊讶。

Frankly I Expressing 英 Fræŋkli] 美 Fræŋkli Adv.坦白地；坦率地 Sandra