bluntness的意思|bluntness的解释-里氏词典

bluntness ['blʌntnɪs]

n. 钝, 率直, 迟钝

Such bluntness is characteristic of him.
他就是这麽迟钝.
He was honest to the point of bluntness.
他诚实到直率的程度。
He said with smooth bluntness and shoved a stack of stapled sheets across his desk.
他以一种圆滑、直的口气说着，并把一叠订好了的稿纸从他办公桌那边递过来。

bluntness

[ noun ]

the quality of being direct and outspoken

<noun.attribute>

the bluntness of a Yorkshireman

without sharpness or clearness of edge or point

<noun.attribute>

the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible

Bluntness \Blunt"ness\, n.
1. Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of
sharpness.

The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles.
--Holland.

2. Abruptness of address; rude plainness. ``Bluntness of
speech.'' --Boyle.

"There's a bluntness to much of sports reporting, a candor you don't get elsewhere." Stories about how successful coaches motivate, evaluate and discipline players offer insight into management style and philosophy, he says.
In a business full of slick operators touting 18-month track records that seem to promise investors the riches of Croesus, Mr. DeCook competes with sod-buster bluntness.
And some lawyers have taken offense at Judge Abram's bluntness.
Less well-known is his bluntness.
He built a reputation for bluntness and honesty by quickly delivering bad news about the rising costs of protecting deposit insurance for banks and thrifts.
His bluntness, though natural, can be purposefully employed, as it was last summer when Chrysler was indicted for disconnecting the odometers on test-driven cars and then selling them as new.
His bluntness and brilliance make him one of the most challenging trade negotiators, U.S diplomats say.
Such bluntness doesn't come easily to most Japanese women, whatever their age or social class.
Israeli officials are warning with increasing bluntness that they are prepared to use whatever force is necessary to protect the farms and towns nestled along the 100-mile border.

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