英语词汇“frankly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adv

To say something frankly is to be completely honest and straightforward. It's unusual when a politician answers reporters' questions frankly.

When someone's frank, they are plainspoken and truthful, and when you communicate frankly, your words have this quality. Telling people frankly that you need their help, or expressing criticism frankly but kindly can be difficult at times, but it's something to strive for. Frank and frankly have a Medieval Latin root, francus, "free, or at liberty."

WORD FAMILY

frank: franked, franker, frankest, franking, frankly, frankness, franks+/frankness: franknesses

USAGE EXAMPLES

Brad: Frankly, that I like it so much.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

But, he added, “Frankly, we need help. We need people to join our community.”

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

He spent so much time screaming at this protester and frankly, it was a disgrace.”

Salon(Jan 01, 2017)

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

frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn

Syn

candidly, honestly

单词	frankly
释义	frankly (once / 356 pages) adv To say something frankly is to be completely honest and straightforward. It's unusual when a politician answers reporters' questions frankly. When someone's frank, they are plainspoken and truthful, and when you communicate frankly, your words have this quality. Telling people frankly that you need their help, or expressing criticism frankly but kindly can be difficult at times, but it's something to strive for. Frank and frankly have a Medieval Latin root, francus, "free, or at liberty." WORD FAMILY frank: franked, franker, frankest, franking, frankly, frankness, franks+/frankness: franknesses USAGE EXAMPLES Brad: Frankly, that I like it so much. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) But, he added, “Frankly, we need help. We need people to join our community.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) He spent so much time screaming at this protester and frankly, it was a disgrace.” Salon(Jan 01, 2017) adv (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn Syn candidly, honestly
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