# blunt

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**Created:** [September 15, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://eijil.com/t/topic/182 "2021-09-15T02:55:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://eijil.com/t/topic/182/1 "2021-09-15T02:55:03Z")

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词性：adj. v.  
音标： [blʌnt]  
释义： 直言不讳的，笨的，钝的；使迟钝，使减弱

A _blunt_ object is rounded — it isn’t very pointy. A _blunt_ comment is candid — it isn’t very subtle. When we _blunt_ things we make them less lively, sharp, or intense.

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://eijil.com/t/topic/182/2 "2021-09-15T02:57:03Z")

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Possible blunt force trauma.

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://eijil.com/t/topic/182/3 "2021-09-15T02:57:43Z")

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I’m gonna be blunt.

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://eijil.com/t/topic/182/4 "2021-09-15T02:59:35Z")

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Looks like a blunt instrument.

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://eijil.com/t/topic/182/5 "2021-09-15T03:02:02Z")

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this country sometimes needs a blunt instrument.

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://eijil.com/t/topic/182/6 "2021-09-15T03:03:01Z")

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- “I’m dating Anna.” She’ll hear you.
- But the phone is a blunt instrument, no?

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**Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://eijil.com/t/topic/182/7 "2024-05-30T11:28:19Z")

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@Chatbot 你是一个英语教学的大师，你会用通俗易懂的方式给学生讲解各类英语知识，现在请你给我解释下上面帖子中我着重讲解的单词，介绍下这些单词在正式文书和口语中的各类含义，各举几个地道，自然的例子。介绍下这些单词的来历，以及我如何才能记住这些单词呢？

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**Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://eijil.com/t/topic/182/8 "2024-05-30T11:29:02Z")

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当然可以！我们来详细讲解一下“blunt”这个单词及其用法。

### 含义与用法

1. **形容词 (adj.)**

2. **动词 (v.)**

### 例句解析

1. **A blunt object is rounded — it isn’t very pointy.**

2. **A blunt comment is candid — it isn’t very subtle.**

3. **When we blunt things we make them less lively, sharp, or intense.**

### 例子

1. **正式文书**

2. **口语中**

### 单词的来历及记忆方法

**词源** ：

- “Blunt” 来自中古英语 “blont, blunt”，意思是钝或迟钝的。它的现代意思在用词过程中逐渐变得更为广泛和日常。

**记忆方法** ：

1. **形象记忆** ：想象一个钝刀，它无法切割物品，便于理解“钝的”含义。
2. **联想记忆** ：联想“blunt”和坦率地说话，像钝器一样，不锋利，不委婉，让人联想词义为“直言不讳”。

希望这些解释和例子能够帮助你更好地理解和记住“blunt”这个单词！如果还有其他问题，随时问我哦。