Word · Frequency #14301
downright
直率的；坦率的
核心释义
characterized by plain blunt honesty
- 1.
绝对的,完全的
Absolute, complete.
- 2.
指人或行为:直接,坦率；指言语:直接明确,直截了当
Of a person or their behaviour: direct, plain, straightforward; also, of speech: direct and unambiguous; blunt, to the point.
绝对的,完全的；指人或行为:直接,坦率；指言语:直接明确,直截了当；明白的；率直的；十足的
用法In use
The service at that restaurant was downright terrible.
用法提示：downright 作副词，修饰形容词 terrible，表示“完全、彻底”。
You're downright wrong about this; check the facts.
用法提示：downright 作副词，修饰形容词 wrong，突显“彻底”的程度。
They downright refused to help us move the furniture.
用法提示：downright 作副词，修饰动词 refused，意为“完全、断然”。
downright + adjective
downright 作副词，用于强调形容词的极端程度，常带有负面含义。
The movie was downright boring.
这部电影简直无聊透顶。
downright + noun
downright 作形容词，修饰名词，表示'十足的'，通常用于贬义。
That's a downright lie.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a downright lie
- 彻头彻尾的谎言
- The rumor turned out to be a downright lie.那个谣言原来是个彻头彻尾的谎言。
- downright nonsense
- 十足的胡说八道
- His explanation is downright nonsense.他的解释完全是胡说八道。
- downright refusal
- 断然拒绝
- Her downright refusal ended the negotiation.她的断然拒绝结束了那次谈判。
- a downright fraud
- 彻头彻尾的骗局
- The investment plan was a downright fraud.那个投资计划是个彻头彻尾的骗局。
- a downright person
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 down（彻底）和 right（正确）合在一起，联想“彻底正确、毫不含糊”，从而记住 downright 表示“十足的、直率的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：informal conversation、informal writing (blogs, social media)、formal/literary prose 多用于非正式口语和随性书面语，表示“十足、完全”，起加强语气的作用；在正式或文学性文本中，也有“直率、坦率”的形容词用法，但现代英语中较少见。建议根据上下文判断具体语气。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Right, bright, fright, upright, and outright all end with the sound /raɪt/, matching the final syllable of downright. Beware: slight looks like an -ight word but is /slaɪt/, so it lacks the /r/; write (v.) sounds exactly like right but is spelled differently.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.