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

• 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。
• She said it calmly and firmly in a matter-of-fact voice.
  她以一种就事论事的语调，镇静而又坚定地说出此事。
• 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。
• 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。
• The doctor steeled his heart and told the couple in matter-of-fact way that they would never be able to have children.
  那位医生硬了硬心肠对那对夫妇说，他们永远不会有孩子了。
• Her reply was matter-of-fact.
  她的回答切合实际。
• Afterwards, Rooney was remarkably matter-of-fact about the goal when talking to the TV cameras, although he did concede he'd never scored a better one.
  之后，鲁尼对曼联电视谈到了自己的进球，他认为这是自己的最佳进球。
• We should take a matter-of-fact attitude towards the matter.
  对这个问题，我们应当有求实精神。
• 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。
• What kind of help was this? How could he be so matter-of-fact about my dream when I was dying inside?
  这算什么帮助？在我极度灰心丧气之时，他怎么能对我的梦想如此无动于衷？