down-to-earth
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌdown-to-ˈearth adjective HONESTpractical and direct in a sensible honest way 实际的,务实的,脚踏实地的 Fran’s a friendly, down-to-earth person. 弗兰是个友善务实的人。 a chef with a down-to-earth approach to cooking 一个以脚踏实地的态度对待烹饪的厨师
Examples from the Corpus
down-to-earth• She's sophisticated, but also practical and down-to-earth.• What we want is down-to-earth accountability, not lots of incomprehensible grand ideas.• He thought that it was good to be down-to-earth and scientific.• People are surprised by what an unpretentious, down-to-earth guy he really is.• Luckily none of us are massive egotists, we're down-to-earth people, really.• Eyre's down-to-earth style was well suited to the exploration of these recondite matters.• Looked a sensible, down-to-earth type to me, and he might be a corrective to what we've just been hearing.• I never met a more down-to-earth young woman in my life.ˌdown-to-ˈearth adjectiveChineseSyllable
direct and in a Corpus honest practical way sensible
down-to-earth
ˌdown-to-ˈearth
adjective
practical and direct in a sensible honest way:
Fran’s a friendly, down-to-earth person.
a chef with a down-to-earth approach to cooking
ˌdown-to-ˈearth
adjectivepractical and direct in a sensible honest way: