matter-of-fact

IPA/ˌmætər əv ˈfækt/
IPA/ˌmætər əv ˈfækt/

matter-of-fact — 形容詞

1. said or done in a plain, direct way that sticks to the facts and does not reveal

1.形容詞B2
釋義

不帶感情；就事論事

態度平淡，只講事實而不流露情緒

said or done in a plain, direct way that sticks to the facts and does not reveal what someone is feeling

例句

Hiroshi described the car crash in a matter-of-fact voice that surprised everyone in the room.

Hiroshi 用不帶感情的語氣描述車禍，讓在場所有人都很驚訝。

collocation: in a matter-of-fact voice

The doctor gave Fatima the test results in a calm, matter-of-fact tone.

醫生用就事論事的口吻告訴 Fatima 檢查結果。

collocation: matter-of-fact tone

常見搭配
  • matter-of-fact tone
  • matter-of-fact voice
  • matter-of-fact way
  • matter-of-fact manner
  • surprisingly matter-of-fact
  • very matter-of-fact
同義詞
  • unemotional

    broader term; does not necessarily suggest a focus on facts

  • clinical

    suggests cold, professional detachment, often in medical or scientific settings

  • deadpan

    describes a deliberately flat, humorless way of speaking, often for comic effect

  • detached

    emphasizes emotional distance; less about factual communication

反義詞
  • emotional

    showing strong feeling rather than keeping it hidden

  • dramatic

    exaggerated and full of emotion, the opposite of a flat delivery

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (a matter-of-fact statement) or after 'in a' (in a matter-of-fact way). The hyphenated spelling is the adjective form; 'matter of fact' without hyphens has a different meaning in legal contexts.

常見錯誤

She was very matter-of-fact about winning the lottery and screamed with joy.
She was very matter-of-fact about winning the lottery and simply put the ticket in her purse.
'matter-of-fact' describes an unemotional reaction; screaming with joy is the opposite.

同根字

常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • very matter-of-fact
  • quite matter-of-fact
  • surprisingly matter-of-fact
  • strangely matter-of-fact

常用片語

  • in a matter-of-fact way
  • in a matter-of-fact tone
  • in a matter-of-fact voice
  • a matter-of-fact statement
  • a matter-of-fact report
  • a matter-of-fact manner