blatant
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bla·tant /ˈbleɪtənt/ ●○○ adjective BADsomething bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed 公然的；露骨的 blatant discrimination 公然的歧视► see thesaurus at obvious —blatantly adverb
Examples from the Corpus
blatant• It's debatable whether that statement is true or not but it was certainly pretty blatant.• But there is also something dangerously blatant about it.• The company's refusal to hire him was a blatant act of discrimination.• a blatant disregard for public safety• a blatant lie• Technological change, however, is less blatant, more insidious, more gradual and more effective.• Stripped of brand identity, the blatant potency of advertising imagery is laid bare.• No one expected Jackson to succeed in such a blatant revival of the Cold War.• We are asked to love and question and take care of our bodies; blatant self-destruction has no place here.• At first I tried ignoring his blatant sexual hints and stares.• The bad news is that publishers are succumbing more and more often to the most blatant sort of greed.• But the ballot stuffing was so blatant that even the Labor Department was roused to do something.Origin blatant (1500-1600) Perhaps from Latin blatire “to talk without serious purpose”bla·tant adjectiveChineseSyllable
blatant is bad very that is something Corpus
blatant
bla‧tant /ˈbleɪtənt/
adjective
blatant discrimination
—blatantly adverb
▪ obvious something that is obvious is very easy to notice or understand – used especially when you are surprised that other people cannot notice it: There is an obvious connection between the two murders. | It was obvious that something was wrong.
▪clear easy to notice that something is true, so that you feel sure about it and have no doubts: It was clear to me that my father was dying. | There are clear signs of an economic recovery.
▪noticeable very easy to notice, especially because you can see, hear, smell, or feel something: Steroid drugs cause a noticeable change in someone’s behaviour. | Road noise tends to be more noticeable in certain weather conditions.
▪conspicuous very easy to notice, because of being different from things around them: a conspicuous white spot on the bird’s wings | She tried to make herself look less conspicuous. | Don’t leave your valuables in a conspicuous place.
▪unmistakable extremely obvious, so that you cannot possibly confuse something with something else: the unmistakable sound of gunfire | The flower’s scent is unmistakable.
▪self-evident formal facts, ideas etc that are self-evident are obvious and true, although some people may not accept them or know about them: The facts in this case are self-evident and cannot be denied. | We hold these truths to be self-evident (=we believe that they obvious and true – from the American Declaration of Independence).
▪blatant use this about something that someone does which is clearly bad, but which they do not seem to be ashamed of: a blatant lie | The bill is a blatant attempt to limit our right to free speech.
▪can tell to know that something must be true because you can see signs that show this: Even though it was dark, she could tell it was him. | How can you tell if you’ve broken your arm?
bla‧tant /ˈbleɪtənt/
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Perhaps from Latin blatire 'to talk without serious purpose'
something bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed:Origin: Perhaps from Latin blatire 'to talk without serious purpose'
—blatantly adverb
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