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No Nonsense Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Describe Approve Fact Direct   [Usu

英语单词 no-nonsense
英美音标 英 美
中文释义 adj.不容许胡说的;正经的;严肃的
英语例句 (1) No prudish worries inhibited the fathers of the French nation.
(2) It was no idle warning but a stern threat.
(3) That the big, sober carpenter loved Hetty Arthur had no idea.
中文例句 (1) 法国的开国之父们没有过分正经的烦恼。
(2) 这不是虚声恫吓的警告,而是严肃的威胁。
(3) 至于这个严肃的大个子木匠爱着海蒂,阿瑟却一点儿也没想到。
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]讲究实际的;直截了当的;不容胡闹的 If you describe someone as a no-nonsense person, you approve of the fact that they are efficient, direct, and quite tough.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [approval]
  • She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman.

    她认为自己是个直截了当、不拖泥带水的现代女性。

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]简单实用的 If you describe something as a no-nonsense thing, you approve of the fact that it is plain and does not have unnecessary parts.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [approval]
  • You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.

    你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。

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