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- ‘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。
- ‘I don't trust him,’ he said, in a rare moment of candour.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 坦诚;坦率;直率
Candouris the quality of speaking honestly and openly about things.- ...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
- ...a brash, forceful man, noted both for his candour and his quick temper.
in AM, use 美国英语用 candor
英英释义
noun
- the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
- ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
双语例句
- At the last moment her courage had failed her, she feared his blame for not telling him sooner; and her instinct of self-preservation was stronger than her candour.
她的勇气在最后一刻消失了，她担心他会埋怨她没有早点告诉他；她自我保护的力量比她想坦白的勇气大得多。 - 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。 - On the whole, bosses reject the candour of the out-of-office Mr Blunkett, and adopt instead the unflinching confidence of his former self.
总体而言，老板们拒绝像已下台的布伦基特那样直率，反而采用了以前的他那种无所畏惧的自信态度。 - 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。 - 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。 - With brutal candour, he pointed out all the flaws in our plans.
他直言不讳地指出我们计划中的所有毛病。 - We need Uncle Gao-liang's candour to blow away the cobwebs of hypocrisy.
我们需要高粱舅的坦率来驱除虚假污垢。 - His lack of candour is excusable given the sensitivities of his current employer, the Bank of Canada, and the unpredictable reaction in financial markets.
考虑到他受聘于当前雇主加拿大央行（bankofcanada）的敏感性，以及金融市场难以预测的反应，他不够坦率也是情有可原的。 - Sometimes she took alarm at her candour.
有时她也对自己的坦率大吃一惊。 - 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。