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词汇 plain-spoken
释义 plain-spoken
adjective
uk /ˌpleɪnˈspəʊ.kən/ us /ˌpleɪnˈspoʊ.kən/
saying clearly and honestly what you think without trying to be polite: 直言不讳的,说话坦率的
He's very plain-spoken.他说话很直白。
Part of her appeal was that she was plain-spoken and straightforward.说话直截了当是她吸引人的一个特点。
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plain speaking
Coolidge was plain-spoken and never denounced his opponents.
The plain-spoken president is known for taking positions and steadfastly sticking to them.
Joe, in his plain-spoken way, said this sounded a lot like socialism.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
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bald
baldly
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blisteringly
bluff
directly
directness
downrightly
edgelord
flat outphrase
outspoken
outspokenly
plain speaking
plainness
point-blank
shoot
suffer
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Honesty, openness & sincerity

Examples of plain-spoken


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During that time, he developed a distinctive, quirky songwriting style marked by plain-spoken lyrics that often express unique takes on unusual topics.
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The tone is often truculent and plain-spoken but diction and style are wide-ranging and finely modulated.
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He became a farmer, and was described as plain-spoken.
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He was plain-spoken in denunciation of the vices of the day.
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As may be seen in the above quotation, she was very plain-spoken in her writing.
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Lausche was a very popular, plain-spoken, big-city politician of the old school.
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It is also characterized by the use of plain-spoken materials, precise craftsmanship and intellectual rigor.
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The ex-electrician with no higher education was thought by some to be too plain-spoken and too undignified for the post of president.
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Still, they gained critical acclaim for that album, which merged the plain-spoken, confessional lyrics and the varying time signatures of math rock with a softer musical sensibility.
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He was a blunt, plain-spoken sailor.
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