forthright

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/    美 /ˈfɔɹθˌɹaɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A straight path. archaic
    — Gonzalo: […]Here's a maze trod indeed / Through forth-rights and meanders !
形容词 adj.
  1. Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
    — The witness was considered eminently credible thanks to her forthright answers.
  2. Frank, outspoken.
    — TSSA General Secretary Manuel Cortes was typically forthright in his criticism by claiming that Sunak had "blatantly failed" to cure "a growing tragedy", as "every single day, more and more families can't make ends meet".
  3. Markedly simple.
  4. Fixed; settled; decided.
  5. Proceeding straight forth. archaic
副词 adv.
  1. Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.
  2. At once, forthwith.
  3. Swiftly.
  4. Straight forward, in a straight direction. archaic

词形变化

more forthright comparative most forthright superlative forthrights plural more forthright comparative most forthright superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
forthrightly forthrightness unforthright

词源

词源 1
From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.
词源 2
From Middle English forthright, forþriʒt, forthricte, from Old English forþrihte (“straightway, at once, plainly”), from forþriht + -e (“adverbial suffix”). By surface analysis, forth + right.
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