1. 坦率的；直言不諱的 Someone who is outspoken gives their opinions about things openly and honestly, even if they are likely to shock or offend people.
e.g. Some church leaders have been outspoken in their support for political reform in Kenya... 一些教會(huì )領(lǐng)袖明確表示支持肯尼亞的政治改革。 e.g. He was an outspoken critic of apartheid. 他公開(kāi)抨擊種族隔離制度。
outspokenness His outspokenness has ensured that he has at least one senior enemy within the BBC hierarchy. 他的坦率直言已經(jīng)使得他和英國廣播公司內部的至少一位高層樹(shù)了敵。
outspoken英英釋義
outspoken
adj
1. given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
e.g. outspoken in their opposition to segregation a vocal assembly
Synonym: vocal
2. characterized by directness in manner or speech without subtlety or evasion
e.g. blunt talking and straight shooting a blunt New England farmer I gave them my candid opinion forthright criticism a forthright approach to the problem tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank it is possible to be outspoken without being rude plainspoken and to the point a point-blank accusation