matter-of-fact
adj. 切合實際的; 講求實際的; 就事論事的; 平淡的; 面不改色的
If you describe a person as matter-of-fact, you mean that they show no emotions such as enthusiasm, anger, or surprise, especially in a situation where you would expect them to be emotional.
John was doing his best to give Francis the news in a matter-of-fact way...
約翰儘量不露聲色地把訊息告訴弗朗西斯。
He sounded matter-of-fact and unemotional.
他語氣平靜,毫不動情。
1. not fanciful or imaginative;
2. concerned with practical matters;
You told me it was so, whereas as a matter of fact it is not so.
你告訴我情況是那樣, 而事實上情況並非那樣.
As a matter of fact, everything has come out as we wanted.
事實上, 情況的發展和我們希望的完全一樣.
Clerk: Yes. As a matter of fact, you can't board the plane without boarding pass.
服務員: 是的,事實上,沒有登機牌您就不能登機.
As a matter of fact, we are schoolmates.
說起來我們還是老同學.
As a matter of fact , moderate imagination would not harm the truthfulness of reportage.
摘要合適的想象不會給報告文學的真實性造成傷害.