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down-to-earth

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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
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down-to-earthShe'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