It is not the intention of the analytical to be critical but rather to provide an honest assessment, although it is almost always perceived as criticism.

苛刻并非分析型人士的本意，他们只是想提供一个诚实的评价，尽管这几乎总是会被视为是批评。

youdao

To be honest, almost nothing.

老实说，几乎没有。

youdao

To be honest, I almost didn't answer the phone.

说实话，我本没打算接电话。

youdao

As you stated, much wood processing is now undertaken in countries from which it is almost impossible to track the honest origin of timber.

ECONOMIST: Conflict of opinion

In almost every instance, to be honest, both here in the U.S. and in the U.K., objections to pay practices are not based on pay levels but on the relationship between pay and performance.

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