Oct 11, 2010

表達誠實的

表達 誠實的、坦誠的,可用 honest [ˋɑnɪst]truthful [ˋtruθfəl]frank [fræŋk]candid [ˋkændɪd]upfront [͵ʌpˋfrʌnt] ( 非正式用語 ) 等,比如表達 某人 (X) 對另一人 (Y) 誠實的,可用 X is honest/truthful/frank/candid/upfront with Y,表達 某人 (X) 對某事 (Z) 誠實的,可用 X is honest/truthful/frank/candid/upfront about Z,表達 誠實正直的,可用 upright [ˋʌp͵raɪt] upstanding [ʌpˋstændɪŋ] ( 正式用語 ),表達 真誠的,可用 sincere [sɪnˋsɪr] genuine [ˋdʒɛnjʊɪn],表達 坦率、直言不諱的,可用 direct [dəˋrɛkt]straight [stret]outspoken [aʊtˋspokən]forthright [forθˋraɪt] 等,表達 誠實合法的、開誠佈公的,可用 above board [ə͵bʌvˋbord],表達 誠實、信譽好、可信賴的,可用 reputable [ˋrɛpjətəbḷ] In his memoirs, the sports personality was brutally candid about his alcohol and drug abuse in his early 20s. (那位體育界名人在回憶錄裡對於自己20歲出頭時酗酒吸毒的事毫不隱瞞。) 口語中,表達 (對你) 說實話、坦白 (對你) 說、老實 (對你) 等等,可用 to be honest (with you)in all honesty [ˋɑnɪstɪ]to be frank [fræŋk] (with you)frankly [ˋfræŋklɪ]let me be honest ( frank) (with you) 等,表達 某人 (X) 對另一人 (Y) 說實話的,可用 X tells Y the truth [truθ]X levels [ˋlɛvḷz] with YX tells Y straight [stret] 等,另外,表達一個人誠實說出心裡想說的話、直抒己見、直言不諱的,儘管這麼做可能冒犯或得罪人,可用 one speaks one’s mindone doesn’t mince [mɪns] (one’s) wordsone calls a spade [sped] a spadeone pulls no punches [ˋpʌntʃɪz] 等: The opposition party leader didn’t mince words in criticizing the ruling party’s foreign policy. (反對黨領袖直言不諱地批評執政黨的外交政策。)