downright
英 ['daʊnraɪt]
美 ['daʊnraɪt]
- adj. 明白的；直率的；顯明的
- adv. 完全，徹底；全然
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《權威詞典》
- 4. The man was downright rude to us.
- 這個家夥對我們無禮至極。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. His evidence was a blend of smears, half truths and downright lies.
- 他的證詞裏摻雜著誹謗 、 部份的事實和徹頭徹尾的謊言.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》