matter-of-fact

英 [ˌmætər əv ˈfækt]

美 [ˌmætər əv ˈfækt]

adj.  不动感情的; 据实的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 不动感情的；据实的
  said or done without showing any emotion, especially in a situation in which you would expect sb to express their feelings
  1. She told us the news of his death in a very matter-of-fact way.
     她很平静地把他去世的消息告诉了我们。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不动感情的;平静的
  If you describe a person asmatter-of-fact, you mean that they show no emotions such as enthusiasm, anger, or surprise, especially in a situation where you would expect them to be emotional.
  1. John was doing his best to give Francis the news in a matter-of-fact way...
     约翰尽量不露声色地把消息告诉弗朗西斯。
  2. He sounded matter-of-fact and unemotional.
     他语气平静，毫不动情。

英英释义

adj

• concerned with practical matters
  1. a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem
  2. a matter-of-fact account of the trip
  Synonym:pragmaticpragmatical
• not fanciful or imaginative
  1. local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones
  2. a prosaic and unimaginative essay
  Synonym:prosaic

双语例句

• Jack is a very matter-of-fact kind of guy.
  杰克是那种非常现实的人。
• He described this position in a matter-of-fact way.
  他以实事求是的方式描述这份工作。
• Roy: You are rather matter-of-fact, aren't you?
  罗伊：你实在是特现实，是吗？
• The newspaper gave a matter-of-fact account of the murder trial.
  报纸对这件谋杀案的审讯情况作了如实的报道。
• She told us the news in a very, matter-of-fact way.
  她把那消息平铺直叙地告诉了我们。
• Note how the writer presents his rather strict demands in a friendly, sincere, and matter-of-fact attitude to make his letter effective in both business and human aspects.
  注意作者如何以友好、诚实和实事求是的态度向卖方提出相当严格的要求，以便达到交易和交情两方面都获得效果的写信目的。
• Girard's description of himself is matter-of-fact, until he explains what's in the bag: documents he believes prove that the government is attempting to control his mind.
  Girard对自己的描述是客观事实，他解释了在他包里的文件。他相信这些文件可以证明政府正在企图控制他的精神。
• The person you are addressing is rather dour and matter-of-fact.
  与你联系的人相当顽固并一副公事公办的姿态。
• His approach is very straight forward, clear, and matter-of-fact.
  他的做法是非常直截了当的，明确的和事-事实。
• He was a romantic thinker, but he talked about architecture and the poetics of architecture in the most matter-of-fact way.
  他是个浪漫的思想者，但他讲述建筑的诗意和建筑的时候经常采取就事论事的方式。