straight‧for‧ward S3 AC / streɪtfɔwəd◂ $ -fɔrwərd◂ / 形容词

1 simple and easy to understand 反义词 complicated

relatively/quite/fairly straightforward

Installing the program is relatively straightforward.

This area of law is far from straightforward (= complicated ) .

straightforward matter/task/process etc

For someone who can’t read, shopping is by no means a straightforward matter.

2 honest about your feelings or opinions and not hiding anything :

Jack is tough, but always straightforward and fair.

— straightforwardly 副词

— straightforwardness 名词 [不可数名词]

THESAURUS

easy not difficult to do, and not needing much effort : an easy task | The house was easy to find.

simple easy and not complicated – used about things such as instructions and explanations, or about machines and systems : The system is relatively simple to operate. | a simple recipe for chocolate cake

straightforward easy to understand or do, and unlikely to cause you any problems : a straightforward explanation | The calculation is fairly straightforward.

user-friendly easy to use – used especially about computers or written information about how to do something : Their website is very user-friendly. | a user-friendly guide to owning a dog

undemanding easy because it does not take a lot of effort : It was an undemanding role for someone of his experience.

cushy / kʊʃi / informal a cushy job is easy to do and needs very little effort – often used when you are envious of the person who has it : It’s a pretty cushy job – all she has to do is drive a nice car around. | a cushy number (= a very easy job )

mindless so easy that you can do it without thinking – used especially when it makes you feel bored : mindless tasks

painless without any difficulties or problems – used especially when you expected something to be much worse : Finding the carhire place at the airport was relatively painless. | Thankfully, there’s a wide selection of search tools to make the task relatively painless.

be plain sailing British English , be smooth sailing American English to be easy and with no problems that you have to deal with : Things should be plain sailing from now on.