flatly

flatly

['flætli]

adv. 斷然地；平平地；直截瞭當地

中文詞源：

flatly 斷然地

來自flat,平的。即直接瞭當的，不拐彎抹角的。

例句：

1. "I know you," he said flatly, matter-of-fact, neutral in tone.
“我認識你。”他平淡地說道，就事論事，不帶任何感情。

2. I could use some money, Sarah told him flatly.
薩拉態度堅決地告訴他，我可以用一部分錢。

3. He has flatly denied casting aspersions on the rabbi's behaviour.
他已斷然否認曾對拉比的行為進行過詆毀。

4. He flatly refused to discuss it.
他斷然拒絕討論此事。

5. Michael flatly denied virtually every rumour.
邁克爾幾乎對每個傳聞都堅決否認。