| 词汇 | frankly |
| 释义 | frankly adverb uk /ˈfræŋ.kli/ us /ˈfræŋ.kli/ in an honest and direct way: 坦率地，坦诚地 She spoke very frankly about her experiences.她非常坦率地讲述了自己的经历。 B2 used when giving an honest and direct opinion, often one that might upset someone: 坦率地讲 quite franklyQuite frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous.相当坦率地讲，我认为这整个局面很可笑。 That's a frankly absurd suggestion.坦率地讲，那个建议简直是荒唐。 Quite frankly, the thought of it terrified me. People say this is a selfish society, but frankly I've seen too much kindness, self-sacrifice and generosity to believe that.人们说这是个自私的社会，但坦白地说，我看过太多善良、自我牺牲和慷慨之举，因此不会轻信这个说法。 He wants to compete at international level, but frankly I don't think he's up to it. Can I speak frankly with you? Frankly, I don't give a damn! 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 frankly | American Dictionaryfrankly adverb us/ˈfræŋk·li/ in an honest, sincere, and truthful way, even when this might make other people uncomfortable: She spoke frankly about her troubled marriage. Frankly is often used when giving an honest and direct opinion: Frankly, I’m worried. Examples of franklyfrankly Thus, the professor started to comment very frankly on what he thought about each of our subjects. If the quoted statement does express his position then, frankly, he should welcome our proposal as a long-overdue effort to straighten out pervasive misconceptions. How are we to consider the range of available styles, from the frankly undemanding and the avowedly popular through to the most sophisticated and complex? The prosopographical approach enables him to present the basic facts clearly and concisely, although he frankly admits the many gaps in our knowledge. Our experience of the intramural coronary artery is that the orifice is usually smaller than would be expected or else frankly stenotic. Quite frankly, the tome could stand more rigorous editing. Speaking frankly, affective computing troubles us in the context of supporting the intellectual work that is design. Quite frankly, we're worried how much further down it's still got to go. However, we have failed - and frankly, quite heroically - to offer a systematic account of the possible impact of variance in personality on political behaviour. Frankly, in the 1970s, senior officials were able and encouraged to express their own point of view as part of the policy formation stage. Individual social mobility was constant and frankly recognised. The writer frankly acknowledges that each presents a very different case and that looking for connections between these women as playwrights is a fruitless exercise. Many other adverbs (as interestingly, frankly, clearly, luckily, unfortunately) are similarly used; most are so ordinary as to excite no comment or interest whatsoever. The authors frankly describe the problems encountered in obtaining such results from the functional codes. Quite frankly, this was a surprise, as we had anticipated more evidence of reciprocal influence. See all examples of frankly These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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