V2EX blunter

Blunter

Definition / 释义

blunter 是形容词 blunt 的比较级,常见含义有两类:

  1. 更钝的、更不锋利的(指刀刃、工具等)
  2. 更直率的、更不委婉的(指说话方式、态度等;有时带“生硬/冒犯”的感觉)
    (注:blunt 还有“钝器/雪茄”等名词用法,但 blunter 主要作比较级形容词。)

Pronunciation / 发音

IPA: /bln.tr/

Examples / 例句

This pencil is blunter than the one I used yesterday.
这支铅笔比我昨天用的那支更钝。

He grew blunter as the meeting went on, saying the plan was unrealistic and poorly prepared despite everyone’s efforts.
会议进行到后来他变得更直率(也更不客气),直言不讳地说这个计划不切实际、准备不足,尽管大家都付出了努力。

Etymology / 词源

blunter = blunt + 比较级后缀 -er
blunt 在中古英语中已有“钝的、不锋利的”之意,来源被认为与日耳曼语系词汇有关(可能受斯堪的纳维亚语影响),后来引申出“言辞不拐弯抹角、直截了当”的比喻义;加上 -er 就构成“更钝/更直率”。

Related Words / 相关词

Literary Works / 文学作品

由于 blunter 是比较级形式(词形变化),在文学作品中是否以该形式出现常受版本与语境影响;但 blunt/blunter 这一词族在下列作品与英语文学传统中较常见(多见于 blunt):

  • William Shakespeare:《Hamlet》(常见 blunt 的“直率/不锋利”语感)
  • Jane Austen:《Pride and Prejudice》(常见对“直率/唐突”性格与言谈的描写语境)
  • George Orwell:《1984》(常见 blunt 用于“直白、毫不掩饰”的表达风格)
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