形容词
1. He is a downright sort of person.
他是那种直爽的人。
副词
1. He was downright rude to me.
他对我实在太粗野了。
2. He is downright rude.
他无礼透顶。
1. downright
1. 直下垂直完全:downrating 降功率运行 | downright 直下;垂直;完全 | downright 直下垂直完全
2. 明白的,明显的:stratification 层化,阶层的形成 | downright 明白的,明显的 | frenzy 狂暴,狂怒
3. 明白的:downrange 沿试验航向的 | downright 明白的 | downriver 下游的
4. (尤指坏事)完全地,彻底地:nervous system 神经系统 | downright (尤指坏事)完全地,彻底地 | daytime fatigue 白天的倦怠(疲劳,疲倦)
1. (强调令人不快或负面的事或行为)彻头彻尾地,十足地,完全地
You use downright to emphasize unpleasant or bad qualities or behaviour.
downright的意思
e.g. ...ideas that would have been downright dangerous if put into practice...
如果付诸实践就会极度危险的想法
e.g. She was often downright rude to him.
她常对他十分粗鲁。
adj
1. complete and without restriction or qualification
sometimes used informally as intensifiers
e.g. absolute freedom
an absolute dimwit
a downright lie
out-and-out mayhem
an out-and-out lie
a rank outsider
many right-down vices
got the job through sheer persistence
sheer stupidity
Synonym: absoluteout-and-out(a)rank(a)right-downsheer(a)
2. characterized by plain blunt honesty
e.g. a downright answer
a downright kind of person
adv
1. thoroughgoing
e.g. he is outright dishonest