坦白的，直率的　open and direct in speech or manner; plain and honest and not trying to hide the truth

　～ discussion　坦率的讨论
　brutally〔perfectly〕 ～　极其坦诚的
　quite ～　坦率的
　～ about the matter　对此事坦率
　～ by nature　生性直率
　～ in manner　态度真诚
　～ in speech　直言不讳
　～ with sb　与某人坦诚相待

　He gave the police a frank confession.　他向警察坦白招供。
　If you want my frank opinion, I don't think the plan will succeed.　你如果要我坦诚相告，那么我认为这个计划不会成功。

　His eyes are frank and honest.　他的眼光坦率而诚实。
　She is calculating, but her husband is frank.　她工于心计，但她的丈夫却为人坦率。

　She is frank in manner.　她态度真诚。
　Mary decided to be frank in rejecting Peter's proposal.　玛丽决定坦率地拒绝彼得的求婚。
　To be frank with you, I don't like your new design for advertisement.　老实对你说，我不喜欢你的广告新图案。

　He was frank to admit that he had not studied the lesson carefully.　他坦率地承认他没有认真学习那一课书。

 ♣ frank, honest, sincere
　这三个词都有“坦率的”意思。frank着重在表达感情时不畏缩、不保留；honest着重指遵守正直、不欺、不贪等道德标准，可用于不同场合；sincere强调出自内心而不加掩饰。

　［同义词］ direct, honest, open, sincere
　［反义词］ dishonest, tricky
　［词源］古法语franc（自由的，真诚的）