candour

英 [ˈkændə(r)]

美 [ˈkændər]

n.  真诚; 诚恳; 坦率

BNC.20687

牛津词典

noun

• 真诚；诚恳；坦率
  the quality of saying what you think openly and honestly
  1. ‘I don't trust him,’ he said, in a rare moment of candour.
     “我信不过他。”他以难得的坦率说道。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 candor


• N-UNCOUNT 坦诚;坦率;直率
  Candouris the quality of speaking honestly and openly about things.
  1. ...a brash, forceful man, noted both for his candour and his quick temper.
     一个粗率强硬的人,出了名的性子直,脾气急

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
  Synonym:candorcandidnessfranknessdirectnessforthrightness
• ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
  Synonym:fairnessfair-mindednesscandor

双语例句

• It still leaves lots of scope for revelation, candour, frankness and wit, but it is done on the speaker's terms, not the terms of someone putting out a garbled or gossipy version afterwards.
  这仍然为真实、公正、坦率和智慧留下了很大空间，但这是从说话者的角度出发，而非随后对发言断章取义的人。
• Her manners were most gentle, her affection ardent, her candour was not to be surpassed, and she lived and died as became an humble christian.
  她的仪态极其温和，她的感情格外热烈，她的正直无法超越，从生至死，她都是一位谦逊的基督徒。
• You could call it energy and candour, great American virtues, carried to excess.
  你可以称其为将活力和坦率这些美国人的伟大优点发挥过度的表现。
• Acheson is a good teacher, giving lessons free of charge, and he is telling the whole truth with tireless zeal and great candour.
  艾奇逊是不拿薪水上义务课的好教员，他是如此诲人不倦地毫无隐讳地说出了全篇的真理。
• The book was widely commended for its candour
  这本书以其直言不讳而广受好评。
• HAD marked neither modesty, nor benevolence, nor candour, nor refinement in her mind or manners.
  在她的心灵或举止里，我看不到谦逊，看不到仁慈，看不到坦率，也看不到文雅。
• Candour has its place in foreign policy, but it requires a strategy to underpin the rhetoric.
  在外交政策方面，坦诚很重要，但这种言论必须有相应策略作为基础。
• Paz, an intelligent and harassed man, began by setting forth the general case for revolution with fluency and candour.
  帕斯是一个聪明的和饱经忧患的人，他开始滔滔不绝地、坦率地谈起革命的一般情况。
• He had made several public appearances in the assembly, distinguished by good sense, candour; and ability.
  他在大会上作了几次发言，以通情达理，襟怀坦率和有才能而显得出众。
• They were talking of personal matters with unusual candour.
  他们在极其坦率地交谈个人私事。