首頁英語詞典downrightdownright的意思

downright

英 ['da?nra?t] 美['da?nra?t]
  • adj. 明白的;直率的;顯明的
  • adv. 完全,徹底;全然

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英文詞源


downright (adv.)
c. 1200, "straight down," from down (adv.) + right (adj.1). Meaning "thoroughly" attested from c. 1300. Old English had dunrihte "downwards," and inverted form right-down is attested 17c.

雙語例句


1. She was often downright rude to him.
她常對他十分粗魯。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Staff are often discourteous and sometimes downright rude.
職員常常態(tài)度很不禮貌,有時候極其蠻橫。

來自柯林斯例句

3. There was suspicion and even downright hatred between them.
他們之間相互懷疑甚至極度仇恨。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. The man was downright rude to us.
這個家伙對我們無禮至極。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. His evidence was a blend of smears, half truths and downright lies.
他的證詞里摻雜著誹謗 、 部份的事實和徹頭徹尾的謊言.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》