flat refusal 意味

• すげない拒絶｛きょぜつ｝、にべもない拒絶｛きょぜつ｝［拒否｛きょひ｝］
  

例文

1. he took strong foreign policies , for example , the punishment of shihei hayashi for his opinion about measures toward ezo by banning his book , and the flat refusal to adam laksman who requested commerce with russia while brought back a castaway , kodayu daikokuya .
   対外対策では、林子平の蝦夷地対策を発禁処分として処罰し、漂流者大黒屋光太夫を送り届けたロシアのアダム・ラクスマンの通商要求を完全に拒絶するなど、強硬な姿勢で臨んだ。