matter-of-fact
英 [ˌmætər əv ˈfækt]
美 [ˌmætər əv ˈfækt]
adj. 不动感情的; 据实的
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牛津词典
adj.
- 不动感情的;据实的
said or done without showing any emotion, especially in a situation in which you would expect sb to express their feelings- She told us the news of his death in a very matter-of-fact way.
她很平静地把他去世的消息告诉了我们。
- She told us the news of his death in a very matter-of-fact way.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不动感情的;平静的
If you describe a person asmatter-of-fact, you mean that they show no emotions such as enthusiasm, anger, or surprise, especially in a situation where you would expect them to be emotional.- John was doing his best to give Francis the news in a matter-of-fact way...
约翰尽量不露声色地把消息告诉弗朗西斯。 - He sounded matter-of-fact and unemotional.
他语气平静,毫不动情。
- John was doing his best to give Francis the news in a matter-of-fact way...
英英释义
adj
- concerned with practical matters
- a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem
- a matter-of-fact account of the trip
- not fanciful or imaginative
- local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones
- a prosaic and unimaginative essay
双语例句
- He had been schooled all his life by hard work in a matter-of-fact technology.
他毕生在讲求实际的技术领域辛苦工作,深受磨练。 - The nurse came back into the room and started shooing them out in a very matter-of-fact way.
护士回到房间里,开始以事务性的方式发出嘘声赶他们出去。 - Roy: You are rather matter-of-fact, aren't you?
罗伊:你实在是特现实,是吗? - He was a romantic thinker, but he talked about architecture and the poetics of architecture in the most matter-of-fact way.
他是个浪漫的思想者,但他讲述建筑的诗意和建筑的时候经常采取就事论事的方式。 - She told us the news in a very, matter-of-fact way.
她把那消息平铺直叙地告诉了我们。 - We should take a matter-of-fact attitude towards the matter.
对这个问题,我们应当有求实精神。 - Mona remains unshaken by her ordeal and is matter-of-fact about her courage.
莫娜不为她经历的这场磨难所动,对自己表现出的勇气也态度淡然。 - His approach is very straight forward, clear, and matter-of-fact.
他的做法是非常直截了当的,明确的和事-事实。 - Jack is a very matter-of-fact kind of guy.
杰克是那种非常现实的人。 - She said it calmly and firmly in a matter-of-fact voice.
她以一种就事论事的语调,镇静而又坚定地说出此事。