no-nonsense

英 [ˌnəʊ ˈnɒnsns]

美 [ˌnoʊ ˈnɑːnsens]

adj. 简单直接的; 言简意赅的; 不说废话的

Collins.1

牛津词典

adj.

简单直接的；言简意赅的；不说废话的
simple and direct; only paying attention to important and necessary things

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 讲究实际的;直截了当的;不容胡闹的
If you describe someone as ano-nonsenseperson, you approve of the fact that they are efficient, direct, and quite tough.
1. She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman.
  她认为自己是个直截了当、不拖泥带水的现代女性。
ADJ-GRADED 简单实用的
If you describe something as ano-nonsensething, you approve of the fact that it is plain and does not have unnecessary parts.
1. You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
  你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。

英英释义

adj

not tolerating irrelevancies
1. the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent

双语例句

The no-nonsense Skinner, who spent 41 years with the company, is an operations guru with a penchant for always putting the customer first.
高效干练的斯金纳（他已在麦当劳公司供职41年之久）是一位坚决奉行顾客至上原则的经营大师。
It must be kind of a relief to get this sort of no-nonsense attitude toward these issues after all the tacking and veering that we're likely to have experienced in earlier writers.
在经历了，其它作家的，所有这些绕来绕去之后，能有这种直截了当的态度是一种安慰。
Anna comes from a mob family and her hair, sometimes matched with large sunglasses or wide-lapel Armani trench coats, indicates both a degree of class and no-nonsense power.
安娜来自一个黑帮家庭，她的发型有时搭配大墨镜或阿玛尼大翻领军装式风衣，既能点明她的社会阶层，又有严肃的威慑力。
You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。
That partly reflected a hardy, frugal, no-nonsense attitude in this particular charity; but it was taken for granted then that charity was essentially about rich westerners providing benefits to poor people.
这种期待一部分反映了那家慈善团体特有的吃苦耐劳、节俭和直截了当的工作态度。不过，当时人们认为理所当然的看法是，慈善本质上就是富裕的西方人给穷人提供福利。
His brief resignation statement on Thursday night was written in his typical no-nonsense style.
他周四晚间发表的简短辞职声明，沿袭了他一贯言简意赅的风格。
So you're going to find fewer books presenting themselves as no-nonsense, mass market narrative and more assuming literary pretensions and being packages, however incongruously, as works of art.
所以你会发现，针对大众市场的叙事读物呈现在读者面前的书会越来越少，而自我标榜有文学价值，哪怕再不协调也要把自己包装成艺术作品的书会越来越多。
Let's have a clear no-nonsense agreement to start work as soon as possible.
让我们达成切实可行的协议以尽快开始工作。
The police have reacted with characteristic gusto to Mr Gayoom's call for a "no-nonsense" approach to extremism.
加尧姆先生要求用一种“严肃”的方法对待极端主义，警方已经按照他们一贯的风格作出响应。
Does this suggest a slap-dash approach to personal hygiene in the more mature, a no-nonsense efficient approach, or a deep seated eco-consciousness and concern about water conservation?
这是否意味着更为“资深成熟”的人对个人卫生较为草率，或是较为直截高效，亦或是出于一种根深蒂固的生态意识及对水资源保护的深切关注？