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openly

/ˈoʊpənliː/B2

公开地；坦率地 (adv.)

`openly` 表示公开、毫不隐藏。句中`openly gay cop` 指他从1987年起公开以同性恋者身份为人所知。常见搭配`openly criticized`。

You have to try a little harder to scare me.

I've been an openly gay cop since 1987,

so you're not the first superior officer to threaten me.