bluntness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈblʌnt.nəs/ us/ˈblʌnt.nəs/
直率;生硬
a way of speaking in which you say what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people's feelings
Some people are put off by his bluntness. 有些人不喜欢他的直言不讳。
She has a well-deserved repuation for bluntness. 大家都知道她很直率，果然名不虚传。
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- She later apologized for her bluntness.
- "I came here to make money", he says, with characteristic bluntness.
- The bluntness of the teacher's statement caught Joe's mother off-guard.