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directness

/dəˈrɛktnəs/ /daɪˈrɛktnəs/

Meanings
noun

直率，坦率，直接性。

The state or quality of being direct.

Examples :

"Her directness in asking for a raise, while bold, impressed her boss. "
她要求加薪的直率虽然大胆，却给她的老板留下了深刻的印象。
communication character quality attitude way

Related Words

Illustration being

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

生物，生命体

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

今天教室里的那个生物很安静。

Illustration impressed

impressed verb

/ɪmˈpɹɛst/

印象深刻，另眼相看

"You impressed me with your command of Urdu."

你流利的乌尔都语给我留下了深刻的印象，让我对你刮目相看。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration boss

boss noun

/bɑs/ /bɒs/ /bɔs/

老板，主管，上司

"My boss assigned me a new project at work. "

我的老板在工作上给我分配了一个新项目。

Illustration bold

bold noun

/bəʊld/ /boʊld/

住所，住宅，建筑物。

"The old family bold was falling apart, so they decided to move into a new one. "

这栋老旧的家族住宅快要倒塌了，所以他们决定搬进一栋新的。

Illustration raise

raise noun

/ɹeɪz/

涨薪，加薪

"The boss gave me a raise."

老板给我涨了工资。

Illustration direct

direct verb

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt/

指挥，管理，引导。

"to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army"

指挥国家事务或指挥军队行动

Illustration asking

asking verb

/ˈaskɪŋ/ /ˈɑːskɪŋ/ /ˈeəskɪŋ/

询问， 征询

"I asked her age."

我问了她的年龄。

Illustration quality

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

质量，品质.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

生活质量通常取决于健康、教育和收入。

Illustration state

state noun

/steɪt/

状态, 情况

"The current state of the project is that we are behind schedule. "

目前项目的状态是，我们落后于计划了。

Illustration while

while noun

/waɪl/

一段时间, 时段

"He lectured for quite a long while."

他讲课讲了相当长一段时间。

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

她，女性。

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."

我觉得这只鸟像是只公的，但也可能是只母的。