英语单词 | no-nonsense |
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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]
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]
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