frank

英 [fræŋk] 美[fræŋk]

近义词open candid forthright outspoken blunt

adj. 坦白的，直率的；老实的
n. 免费邮寄特权
vt. 免费邮寄

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第三人称单数: franks;过去式: franked;过去分词: franked;现在分词: franking;比较级: franker;最高级: frankest;名词: frankness;

中文词源

frank 坦率的，真诚的，优雅的

来自Frank, 法兰克人，部落名。在公元五世纪，整个西欧仍处在一种野蛮的部落时代，整个社会被分成自由人，俘虏，和奴隶三个等级，而Frank人做为战胜级，享受唯一的自由权。后部落名通用化，赋予诸多美好的词义，如自由的，高贵的，美丽的，优雅的，大方的，真诚的等。后主要用于坦率的，其它词义逐渐废弃。参照电影《庞贝末日》。

Frank 法兰克人

可能来自old Germanic*frankon, 标枪，词源可能同fork. 比较Saxon, 词源同sax, 斧头。

英英释意

1. a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

英文词源

frank: frank: [13] To call someone frank is to link them with the Germanic people who conquered Gaul around 500 AD, the Franks, who gave their name to modern France and the French. After the conquest, full political freedom was granted only to ethnic Franks or to those of the subjugated Celts who were specifically brought under their protection. Hence, franc came to be used as an adjective meaning ‘free’ – a sense it retained when English acquired it from Old French: ‘He was frank and free born in a free city’, John Tiptoft, Julius Caesar’s commentaries 1470.

In both French and English, however, it gradually progressed semantically via ‘liberal, generous’ and ‘open’ to ‘candid’. Of related words in English, frankincense [14] comes from Old French franc encens, literally ‘superior incense’ (‘superior’ being a now obsolete sense of French franc), and franc [14], the French unit of currency, comes from the Latin phrase Francorum rex ‘king of the Franks’, which appeared on the coins minted during the reign of Jean le Bon (1350–64).

The Franks, incidentally, supposedly got their name from their preferred weapon, the throwing spear, in Old English franca.
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frank (adj.): c. 1300, "free, liberal, generous;" 1540s, "outspoken," from Old French franc "free (not servile); without hindrance, exempt from; sincere, genuine, open, gracious, generous; worthy, noble, illustrious" (12c.), from Medieval Latin francus "free, at liberty, exempt from service," as a noun, "a freeman, a Frank" (see Frank).

A generalization of the tribal name; the connection is that Franks, as the conquering class, alone had the status of freemen in a world that knew only free, captive, or slave. For sense connection of "being one of the nation" and "free," compare Latin liber "free," from the same root as German Leute "nation, people" (see liberal (adj.)) and Slavic "free" words (Old Church Slavonic svobodi, Polish swobodny, Serbo-Croatian slobodan) which are cognates of the first element in English sibling "brother, sister" (in Old English used more generally: "relative, kinsman").
Frank (n.): one of the Germanic tribal people (Salian Franks) situated on the lower Rhine from 3c. that conquered Romano-Celtic northern Gaul c.500 C.E.; from their territory and partly from their language grew modern France and French. Old English franc, franca "freeman, noble; Frank, Frenchman," from Medieval Latin francus, a Late Latin borrowing of Frankish *Frank, the people's self-designation (cognate with Old High German Franko, the Latin word also is the source of Spanish and Italian names Franco).

The origin of the ethnic name is uncertain; it traditionally is said to be from the old Germanic word *frankon "javelin, lance" (compare Old English franca "lance, javelin"), their preferred weapon, but the reverse may be the case. Compare also Saxon, traditionally from root of Old English seax "knife." The adjectival sense of "free, at liberty" (see frank (adj.)) probably developed from the tribal name, not the other way round. It was noted by 1680s that, in the Levant, this was the name given to anyone of Western nationality (compare Feringhee and lingua franca).
frank (n.): short for frankfurter, by 1916, American English. Franks and beans attested by 1953.
frank (v.): "to free a letter for carriage or an article for publication, to send by public conveyance free of expense," 1708, from shortened form of French affranchir, from a- "to" + franchir "to free" (see franchise (v.)). A British parliamentary privilege from 1660-1840; in U.S. Congress, technically abolished 1873. Related: Franked; franking. As a noun, "signature of one entitled to send letters for free," from 1713.

同义词辨析

frank, open, plain, blunt, honest, sincere, straightforward

这些形容词都有"坦率，诚实"之意。

frank：强调毫无保留地畅所欲言，不受任何约束。

open：指不隐瞒自己的秘密，愿意向他人表露自己或公开暴露自己的缺点。

plain：指直言不讳，毫不做作或故弄玄虚。

blunt：指讲话坦白直率、不客气，但隐含不得体、不顾及他人感情等意味。

honest：指遵守正直等道德准则。

sincere：侧重指一个人出自内心地对某人某事表示一种诚意。

straightforward：多用于答复、叙述等场合。指直截了当，不回避，或故弄玄虚。

考试真题

Be frank and seek help from others.

The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they are frank with their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them with enough detail to make an informed decision.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued more than 35 flood warnings covering several regions, as Scotland continues to clean up after Storm Frank hit the country last Wednesday.

Question 10: What is Frank Brisenski's weakness?

Frank Hurley, a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the antArctic, was hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published.

Frank Hurley's pictures would be outstanding―undoubtedly first-rate photo-journalism―if they had been made last week.

A Harvard Business School study found that observers consistently rated those who were frank about themselves more highly, while those who hid lost trustworthiness.

In the 1930s Frank Lloyd Wright started building more modest and efficient houses-usually around 1,200 square feet-than the spreading two-story ones he had designed in the 1890s and the early 20th century.

实用场景例句

a full and frank discussion: 坦诚的充分讨论

a frank admission of guilt: 坦率承认心里有愧

He was very frank about his relationship with the actress.: 他对自己和那位女演员的关系直言不讳。

To be frank with you , I think your son has little chance of passing the exam.: 坦诚相告，我认为你的儿子不大可能通过考试。

[不可数名词]They outlined their aims with disarming frankness.: 他们友好坦诚地简述了他们的宗旨。

'It is clear that my client has been less than frank with me,' said his lawyer...: “很明显我的委托人对我不够坦白，”他的律师说。

They had a frank discussion about the issue.: 他们对这个问题进行了开诚布公的讨论。

The letter was franked in London on August 6.: 这封信 8 月 6 日在伦敦盖过免费邮戳。

...a self-addressed, franked envelope.: 署明回邮地址且已付邮资的信封

To be frank, he could also be a bit of a bore...: 老实说，他有时也会让人厌烦。

To be frank with you, Harvey, I may have made a mistake.: 老实跟你讲，哈维，我可能犯了个错。

What ever you choose to bring on your travels is of course an individual matter.: 选择在旅途中带上什么东西,当然是您的个人问题.

Faithful [ Frank ; Honest ] words offend the ear but are good for improving one's conduct.: 忠言逆耳利于行.

Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.: 当弗兰克回想起他早年的艰苦岁月和成功的漫长道路时,他微笑了.

All through the faculty meeting Frank stood up for his friend who was being criticized so severely.: 在全系大会上,法兰克始终维护受到严厉批判的朋友.

Frank Bridge , the village constable , was severely reprimanding the two culprits.: 村上的警察弗兰克·布里奇当时正在严厉地斥责那两个干坏事的人.

Frank is a teacher, and an artist into the bargain.: 法兰克是个教师, 同时也是个艺术家.

While they were discussing the car accident, Frank put in that the road was icy.: 当他们讨论这起车祸时, 弗兰克插嘴说路上覆盖着冰.

Despite my friendship with Frank, I tried not to take sides with him in his argument with his brother.: 尽管我和佛兰克好, 却尽量在他们兄弟的争吵中不偏护他.

A frank discussion can help to clear the air.: 坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂.

a full and frank discussion: 坦诚的充分讨论

Frank disbelieved in astrology.: 弗兰克不相信占星术。

Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place.: 弗兰克放下第一块厚木板，把它钉在合适的位置上。

Hallo, may I speak to Frank, please.: 喂，我找弗兰克。

To be frank with you, Harvey, I may have made a mistake.: 老实跟你讲，哈维，我可能犯了个错。

Frank took a large ring of keys from his pocket.: 弗兰克从口袋里掏出一大串钥匙。

She and Frank had never gotten around to opening a joint account.: 她和弗兰克还没有抽出时间去开联名账户。

If you'll bear with me, Frank, just let me try to explain.: 你要对我有点儿耐心，弗兰克，让我跟你解释。

He latched the door, tested it, and turned around to speak to Frank.: 他把门锁上，又试了试，然后转身和弗兰克说话。

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