in an open, honest, and direct manner 坦白地;直率地;诚实地 she talks very frankly about herself. 她非常坦率地谈她自己的情况。 ■[sentence adverb]used to emphasize the truth of a statement, however unpalatable or shocking this may be 坦率地说,老实说(用于强调所言真实,尽管可能使人不快或震惊) frankly, I was pleased to leave. 老实说,我乐意离开。