| 釋義 |
分析詞義 - "Blunt"通常有兩種常見(jiàn)的含義。第一種是形容詞,表示“不鋒利的、鈍的”,如一把鈍刀。第二種是形容直言不諱,沒(méi)有婉轉(zhuǎn)或者繞彎子的,例如一種人直白的談話方式。
列舉例句 - The knife is so blunt that it can't cut through the meat. (這把刀太鈍了,割不動(dòng)肉。)
- He's known for his blunt remarks. (他以直言不諱而著名。)
- I was quite blunt in my rejection of her proposal. (我對(duì)她的提議毫不婉轉(zhuǎn)地表示了拒絕。)
詞根分析 - "Blunt"的詞根來(lái)自于古英語(yǔ)的"blunt, blont",意為"鈍的,圓的"。
詞綴分析 發(fā)展歷史和文化背景 - "Blunt"最早被用于13世紀(jì),形容“不鋒利的”。16世紀(jì)后,開始用于形容“直接的,直率的”。
單詞變形 - 名詞形式:Bluntness(直率)
- 形容詞形式:Blunter, Bluntest(比較級(jí)/最高級(jí))
記憶輔助 - "Blunt"的形象記憶法是想象一個(gè)“不鋒利的藍(lán)色刀(blunt blue knife)”。
小故事 Tom prides himself on his honesty, but sometimes his blunt comments make people uncomfortable. He doesn't mean to offend, but he doesn't know how to sugarcoat his words. (湯姆以他的誠(chéng)實(shí)為榮,但有時(shí)他直言不諱的評(píng)論會(huì)讓人不舒服。他并不意味著犯錯(cuò),只是他不知道如何委婉地表達(dá)他的語(yǔ)言。) |