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

• He sounded matter-of-fact and unemotional.
  他语气平静，毫不动情。
• He had been schooled all his life by hard work in a matter-of-fact technology.
  他毕生在讲求实际的技术领域辛苦工作，深受磨练。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Roy: You are rather matter-of-fact, aren't you?
  罗伊：你实在是特现实，是吗？
• 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。
• He just did his job in a matter-of-fact way and was not to be interested in gaining merit, but only in avoiding making mistakes.
  他在工作上进取心不大，常常是不求有功，但求无过。
• Local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones; a prosaic and unimaginative essay.
  当地导游以一种平淡无味的语气描述各个地方的历史；平淡的缺乏想象力的散文。
• 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？