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单词 no-nonsense
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no-nonsense


no-non·sense

(nō-nŏn′sĕns′, -səns)adj. Not tolerating irrelevancies; direct, efficient, and practical: the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent; plain, no-nonsense meals at a diner.

no-nonsense

(ˌnəʊˈnɒnsəns) adjsensible, practical, straightforward; without nonsense of any kind: a businesslike no-nonsense approach; a severe no-nonsense look.

no′-non′sense



adj. serious; businesslike. [1925–30]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.no-nonsense - not tolerating irrelevancies; "the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent"direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"

no-nonsense

adjectiveMarked by sober sincerity:businesslike, earnest, serious, sobersided.Idiom: in earnest.
Translations

IdiomsSeeno nonsense

no-nonsense


Related to no-nonsense: twaddle, Pure nonsense
  • adj

Synonyms for no-nonsense

adj marked by sober sincerity

Synonyms

  • businesslike
  • earnest
  • serious
  • sobersided

Words related to no-nonsense

adj not tolerating irrelevancies

Related Words

  • direct
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