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発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/

形容詞

forthright (comparative more forthright, superlative most forthright)

1. Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.

   The witness was considered eminently credible thanks to her forthright answers.

2. Frank, outspoken.
   • 2022 April 6, “Network News: Spring Statement: Sunak accused of making rail less competitive”, in RAIL, number 954, page 8:

     TSSA General Secretary Manuel Cortes was typically forthright in his criticism by claiming that Sunak had "blatantly failed" to cure "a growing tragedy", as "every single day, more and more families can't make ends meet".

3. Markedly simple.
4. Fixed; settled; decided.
5. (archaic) Proceeding straight forth.

派生語

• forthrightly
• forthrightness
• unforthright

名詞

forthright (複数形 forthrights)

1. (archaic) A straight path.
   • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene iii]:

     Gonzalo: […] Here's a maze trod indeed / Through forth-rights and meanders !

語源 2

From Middle English forthright, forþriʒt, forthricte, from 古期英語 forþrihte (“straightway, at once, plainly”), from forþriht +‎ -e (“adverbial suffix”).

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /fɔːθˈɹaɪt/

副詞

forthright (comparative more forthright, superlative most forthright)

1. Expressly, frankly, unhesitatingly.
2. At once, forthwith.
3. Swiftly.
4. (archaic) Straight forward, in a straight direction.

参照

• “forthright”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “forthright”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.