| 单词 | frank |
| 释义 | frank frank1 —frankable, adj. —franker, n. /frangk/, adj., franker, frankest, n. , v. adj. 1. direct and unreserved in speech; straightforward; sincere: Her criticism of my work was frank but absolutely fair. 2. without inhibition or subterfuge; direct; undisguised: a frank appeal for financial aid. 3. Pathol. unmistakable; clinically evident: frank blood. 4. Archaic. liberal or generous. 5. Obs. free. n. 6. a signature or mark affixed by special privilege to a letter, package, or the like to ensure its transmission free of charge, as by mail. 7. the privilege of franking letters, packages, etc. 8. a franked letter, package, etc. v.t. 9. to mark (a letter, package, etc.) for transmission free of the usual charge, by virtue of official or special privilege; send free of charge, as mail. 10. to convey (a person) free of charge. 11. to enable to pass or go freely: to frank a visitor through customs. 12. to facilitate the comings and goings of (a person), esp. in society: A sizable inheritance will frank you faster than anything else. 13. to secure exemption for. 14. Carpentry. to assemble (millwork, as sash bars) with a miter joint through the moldings and a butt joint or mortise-and-tenon joint for the rest. [1250-1300; ME < OF franc < LL francus free, orig. FRANK] Syn. 1. unrestrained, free, bold, uninhibited. FRANK, CANDID, OPEN, OUTSPOKEN imply a freedom and boldness in speaking. FRANK is applied to one unreserved in expressing the truth and to one's real opinions and sentiments: a frank analysis of a personal problem. CANDID suggests that one is sincere and truthful or impartial and fair in judgment, sometimes unpleasantly so: a candid expression of opinion. OPEN implies a lack of reserve or of concealment: open antagonism. OUTSPOKEN applies to a person who expresses himself or herself freely, even when this is inappropriate: an outspoken and unnecessary show of disapproval. Ant. 1. restrained. frank2 /frangk/, n. Informal. frankfurter. [1900-05, Amer.; by shortening] |
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