Directness

(noun.) trueness of course toward a goal; 'rivaling a hawk in directness of aim'.

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• Among the most important are directness, open-mindedness, single-mindedness (or whole-heartedness), and responsibility. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• The directness and endurance of the influence of this trained veteran on his gifted son a hundred fine incidents attest. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The facts which are cited in support of the alleged pure egoism of children really show the intensity and directness with which they go to their mark. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• She decided that directness would be best. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The difference between them is largely one of time-span, influencing the directness of the connection of means and ends. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Confidence is a good name for what is intended by the term directness. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• I'm not going to have any of your horrid New England directness, cousin, said St. Clare, gayly. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Directness was his distinctive and immortalizing quality. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• You are as beautiful as Helen, replied Maurice, rather taken aback at the directness of this question. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• So far as the word is concerned, much that was said under the head of directness is applicable. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Hence he took the course which one would expect of Edison's common sense and directness of action. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• There is a directness of aim in virtue which gives an insight into vice. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• It is easier to indicate what is meant by directness through negative terms than in positive ones. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• But he had spoken now, and had spoken with unmistakable directness. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• This directness of vision fertilizes thought. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.

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