| 释义 |
ˈoutˈspoken, ppl. a. orig. Sc.
(stress variable)
[out- 11, from speak out; the pa. pple. has here a resultant force, as in ‘well spoken’, ‘well read’.]
1. Given to speaking out; free or unreserved in speech; candid, frank; direct in speech.
1808Jamieson, Outspoken, Given to freedom of speech, not accustomed to conceal one's sentiments, S. 1820Smugglers II. iv. 63 I've heard she was a wee out-spoken. 1824Scott Let. to Joanna Baillie 9 Feb. in Lockhart, He is not, you know, very outspoken. 1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. II. i. iv, Camille is wittier than ever, and more outspoken. 1849Dickens Dav. Copp. xvi, I am perfectly honest and outspoken. 1884Pae Eustace 15 He is very outspoken; but he does not mean to be rude.
b. Of things said: Free from reserve, distinct.
1869Trollope He Knew lviii. (1878) 323 Priscilla's approval of her sister's conduct was clear, outspoken, and satisfactory. 1880Fortn. Rev. Feb. 213 Mr. Gladstone's outspoken observations. 1882–3Schaff Encycl. Relig. Knowl. III. 2034 A party with very outspoken reformatory tendencies.
2. Spoken out, uttered, expressed in words.
1882M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. i. 33 ‘All that is to be known of the outside of him’, said Jessie, answering the girl's outspoken thought. |