bluntness
发音
How to pronounce bluntness in British English:
英 ['blʌntnəs]
How to pronounce bluntness in American English:
美 ['blʌntnəs]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being direct and outspoken
- without sharpness of edge or point
单词词源
- bluntness (n.)
- late 15c., "stupidity," from blunt (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "rudeness" is from c. 1600.
双语例句
- 1. In fact sometimes bluntness and honesty are exactly what 's needed to create strategic trust .
- 2. Summers is ( in ) famous for his bluntness but even he knows better than to tackle that question head-on .
- 3. Another sign of the instrument 's bluntness can be seen from the fact that china 's vast reserves , already nearly $ 2 trillion , will go up by $ 9.3 billion .