plainspoken

Definitions

plain (clear, direct) + spoken = someone who speaks in a plain, straight way. Transparent compound: flat speech = blunt honesty.

Common Collocations

• 1.plainspoken manner直率的方式
• 2.plainspoken style直白的风格
• 3.plainspoken honesty直言不讳的诚实

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Voters liked her plainspoken style and lack of jargon.

• 2.

  He is a plainspoken man who says exactly what he thinks.