frankly

英 ['fræŋkli] 美 ['fræŋkli]

• adv. 坦白地；坦率地

英英释义

Adverb:

1. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that;

   "honestly, I don't believe it"
   "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"
   "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Frankly Sandra, I'm not very pleased with you.
   坦白地说，我对你不太满意。
2. She spoke her mind frankly to Bethune.
   她很坦白地对白求恩说出了自己的心事。
3. Frankly, the China angle is not strong enough.
   坦率地说，我们这一角力量是很单薄的。
4. Frankly, I can do nothing about it.
   坦率地说，我对此无能为力。

经典引文

• Quite frankly, the country gives me the creeps.

  出自： E. Bowen

• Wingate told me frankly I was a damn fool.

  出自： J. Barth

• The tourist haunts were..frankly bent on commerce and communication.

  出自： A. T. Ellis

词汇搭配

• Frankly speaking 坦白说, 老实说...

近反义词

【近义词】

• openly 公开地
• aboveboard 光明正大地
• shoulder 肩膀
• honestly 诚实地
• candidly 坦率地
• forthrightly 言行坦诚地
• freely 自由地
• bluntly 钝地
• truthfully 说真话地
• straight from the shoulder 狠狠地