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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

    双语例句

    • And in a rare moment of candour from a sitting president, Mr Obama acknowledged the public's faith in him was slipping.
      很少有在职的总统像他这样如此坦率地承认,公众对自己的信心正在下降。
    • On US TV in particular such candour is refreshing.
      尤其在美国电视节目中,这种坦率令人耳目一新。
    • This candour is usually rewarded with more negative publicity.
      这种坦诚的表现通常带来的是更多的负面报道。
    • 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。
    • He gave it me with candour and with a wild eloquence which touched my heart.
      他十分坦率、语气和缓而令人折服。我听了大为感动。
    • We really don't know what to do about it, she said with surprising candour.
      我们确实不知道怎样做,她令人吃惊地坦白道。
    • Clara did not fear his questioning so much as he feared her candour.
      与其说克莱拉惧怕他的质问,不如说他更惧怕她的坦率。
    • 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。
    • The book was widely commended for its candour
      这本书以其直言不讳而广受好评。
    • Yet, after the first moment of shock, I never liked my friend the LESS for his candour.
      不过震动一过,我倒没有因为友人的坦率而减少了我对他的友情。