Noun:

1. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

2. the trait of being blunt and outspoken

• I shall offend them..by my frankness in stating this.

  出自：J. Tyndall

The reaction to his frankness was hostile.

他的坦诚却得到了充满敌意的回应。

You must find a mean between frankness and rudeness.

你要在坦诚与唐突之间取其中.

A niminy - piminy shyness makes frankness impossible.

装模作样,不是直爽.

He seems to be lacking in frankness.

他似乎不够坦率.

She seemed to be lacking in frankness.

她似乎不够坦率.

About all these sticky questions, Roon writes with calm frankness.

对于所有这些棘手的问题, 隆都心平气和地坦率地写了出来.

I think we really admired him all the more for his frankness.

我认为,正因为他的直率脾气,才令我们更加钦佩.

Every one liked the young man for his frankness and good humour.

这位小伙子的正直与爽朗的性格博得大家的喜欢.

The same frankness runs through all his conversation.

他的谈吐都是这么坦率.

This was indeed appalling frankness.

这的确是惊人的坦白.

He inquired into his visitors'problems with disarming frankness.

他以使人无法反驳的坦率态度探询他的来宾们的问题.

Heyward answered evenly, ' I'm grateful for your frankness, Leonard. '

海沃德心平气和地回答说: “ 感谢你的坦率, 伦纳德. ”

His reserve was again frozen over, and my frankness was congealed beneath it.

他的沉默又象冰一样凝结起来, 连我的坦率都给冻在它里面了.

During all these conversations the utmost frankness and usually a spirit of cordiality prevailed.

所有这些会议都笼罩着极其坦率而且通常是热诚亲切的气氛.

All cruel people describe them as paragons of frankness.

所有的残忍的人都把自己形容为坦率的象征.