Word · Frequency #11512
bluntly
直率地；直言不讳地；生硬地
核心释义
In a blunt manner; without delicacy or the usual forms of civility.
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直率地；不委婉地；不拘礼地。
In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
直率地；不委婉地；不拘礼地。；坦率地；率直地
用法In use
She told him bluntly that his idea would not work.
用法提示：bluntly 作副词修饰 told，表示说话直言不讳、不留情面。
My friend asked me bluntly why I was late.
用法提示：bluntly 作副词修饰 asked，表示问得直接、不绕弯子。
He bluntly refused the offer without explaining.
用法提示：bluntly 作副词修饰 refused，表示态度生硬、不讲客套。
speak bluntly
bluntly 常与表示“说”的动词连用，强调不顾及情面。
She spoke bluntly about the company's problems.
她直率地谈到了公司的问题。
to put it bluntly
这是固定短语，常用于引出直白、可能不太好听的评价。
To put it bluntly, your proposal is not realistic.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- put bluntly
- 直白地说
- Put bluntly, the project failed because of poor management.直白地说，这个项目因管理不善而失败了。
- speak bluntly
- 直言不讳
- She spoke bluntly about the company's mistakes.她直言不讳地谈到了公司的错误。
- state bluntly
- 直截了当地说明
- He stated bluntly that he would not support the plan.他直截了当地表示不会支持这个计划。
- tell someone bluntly
- 直率地告诉某人
- I told him bluntly that his proposal was unrealistic.我直率地告诉他，他的提议不现实。
- bluntly refuse
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想blunt（钝）的刀切东西直来直去、不加修饰，所以bluntly就是“直率地、生硬地”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面报道、公开讲话 bluntly 通常用于中性语境，多出现在日常对话、书面报道或公开讲话中，表示说话直截了当、不加修饰。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Bluntly is pronounced /ˈblʌntli/. None of the words below rhyme with it. They all end in the spelling 'tly', so they look similar, but their stressed vowels or following consonants differ. Note especially abruptly /əˈbrʌptli/ and bluntly: both have the same stressed vowel /ʌ/, but abruptly ends with /ptli/ instead of /ntli/, so it does not rhyme. The rest have different stressed vowels (e.g., softly /ˈsɔːftli/, directly /dəˈrektli/, exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/, correctly /kəˈrektli/, frequently /ˈfriːkwəntli/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.