Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
straight·for·ward \\ˌstrāt-ˈfȯr-wərd, ˈstrāt-ˌ\\ adjective DATE 1790
1.
a. free from evasiveness or obscurity : exact
, candid
a straightforward account
b. clear-cut
, precise
2. proceeding in a straight course or manner : direct
, undeviating
•
straight·for·ward·ly adverb
•
straight·for·ward·ness noun adverbalso straight·for·wards \\-wərdz\\
DATE 1809
: in a straightforward manner
straightforward
1555, from straight (adj. 1) + forward. In ref. to language, from 1806.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
straightforwardstraight·for·ward /
7streit5fC:wEd;
NAmE -5fC:rwErd /
adjective1. easy to do or to understand; not complicated
简单的；易懂的；不复杂的
SYN easy
:
a straightforward process 简单的过程
It's quite straightforward to get here. 来这儿相当容易。2. (of a person or their behaviour 人或行为) honest and open; not trying to trick sb or hide sth
坦诚的；坦率的；率直的• straight·for·ward·ly adv.:
Let me put it more straightforwardly. 我来把它说得更直截了当一些。• straight·for·ward·ness noun [U] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishstraightforward
adj.
1 clear and simple
VERBS appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound | find sth I think you'll find it all quite straightforward.
ADV. extremely, remarkably, very | absolutely, entirely, perfectly, quite Look, it's perfectly straightforward?just multiply everything by five. | by no means, far from, hardly, less than Getting funding for the project was far from straightforward. | comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively | apparently | deceptively The answer to this question is deceptively straightforward (= more straightforward than it looks).
2 honest
VERBS be, seem
ADV. very | quite | refreshingly a refreshingly straightforward attitude
PREP. about, with He was quite straightforward with us about the difficulties involved.
straightforward adj.
⇨ easy 1 (a straightforward process)
⇨ honest (straightforward and easy to get on with)
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
straightforwardI. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
adverbalso straightforwards \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
Etymology: straight (I)
+ forward, forwards: in a straightforward manner
II. adjective1. : proceeding in a straight course or manner
: leading directly onward
: direct
,
undeviating
2.
a. : free from circumlocution or obscurity
: outspoken
,
candid
,
frank
,
honest
< a straightforward account of the accident >
< their behavior was perfectly straightforward >
b. : accurately defined or definable
: clearcut,
precise
< their responsibility is straightforward >
< a case of straightforward automatism >
•
straight·for·ward·ly adverb • straight·for·ward·ness noun -es