bald statement/facts/truthMORE/EXTRAa statement etc that is correct but gives no additional information to help you understand or accept what is said 不加修饰[直话直说]的声明/事实/道理 The bald truth was that Lori didn’t love her husband anymore. 事实很简单，洛丽不再爱她的丈夫了。
bald statement/facts/truth• Historians do not make bald statements and always attempt to substantiate their point.• The account relied more heavily on innuendo than bald statement but the message was clear.• We recognised that the bald statement in the preceding paragraph requires amplification.• The bald truth is he did the wrong thing, but perhaps he had some of the right reasons.• And the truth was - the bald truth was - Lori was crazy about him.
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