matter-of-fact

adjective
🔊/ˌmætər əv ˈfækt/
🔊/ˌmætər əv ˈfækt/
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  1. without showing any emotion, especially in a situation in which you would expect somebody to express their feelings 不动感情的;据实的synonym unemotional
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • He was very matter-of-fact about the breakdown of his marriage.他非常平静地对待自己婚姻破裂一事。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMatter-of-fact is used with these nouns:
    • tone
    • voice
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