frankly
adv
1 in a frank manner 坦率地; 坦白地; 直率地; 真诚地
Tell me frankly what's wrong. 老老实实告诉我出什麽事了.
2 speaking honestly; to be truthful 说实话; 诚实地
Frankly, I couldn't care less. 说真的, 我毫不在乎.
Quite frankly, I'm not surprised. 坦白地说, 我并不感到意外. =>Usage at hopeful 用法见hopeful.
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189
然而阳近一段时间,老年养老金只付给那些最穷的人,因为失业的人数一直在增长。
Gandhi was much more than a clever lawyer, a fine speaker, a determined fighter for human rights and a political leader.