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词汇 forthrightness
释义 forthrightness
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈfɔːθ.raɪt.nəs/ us /ˈfɔːrθ.raɪt.nəs/
the quality of being honest or direct in what you say or do: 坦诚,直率
He thanked her for her forthrightness and honesty.他感谢她的直率和诚实。
Bruce, with typical forthrightness, said it was a lie.布鲁斯用他一贯的坦诚说这是个谎言。
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forthright
He liked her forthrightness.
He will be remembered for his great vision and his forthrightness.
The film approaches its subject with courage and emotional forthrightness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
abruptly
abruptness
bald
baldly
baldness
blisteringly
bluff
directly
directness
downrightly
edgelord
flat outphrase
outspokenly
plain speaking
plain-spoken
plainness
point-blank
shoot
suffer
vocal

Examples of forthrightness


forthrightness
A consideration of professional virtues or character traits also supports the general principle of disclosing mistakes with forthrightness.
I was particularly impressed with the forthrightness of his speech.
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I always appreciated his great sincerity and his forthrightness.
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He has, with his customary forthrightness, been very open about his views, and that is a good thing.
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I was fortified because one of their chief characteristics, as they will tell you, is their forthrightness and outspokenness.
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If he did, he might be even more forthright than his usual forthrightness leads him to be.
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They had the courage to put forward realistic views which many of us, perhaps, would be diffident about doing with such forthrightness.
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I hope he will forgive my forthrightness because this is an important question.
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His speeches have two great qualities—namely, forthrightness and conviction.
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He made a speech of considerable charm and forthrightness.
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There is nothing to lose by forthrightness across the table.
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We welcome the clarity and forthrightness of that pledge.
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I greatly appreciated his qualities of courage and forthrightness, his personal kindness to all he met and his wise advice to me.
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Our system of government depends on certain standards of honesty and forthrightness, many of which are implicit and need not be articulated.
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I wish to emphasise the forthrightness of that declaration of policy.
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