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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

    • 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。
    • 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。
    • In it he urged all employees to stop using the first person singular and go for we instead because it would help them "share problems and dreams in candour and confidence".
      在这份备忘录中,他敦促所有员工停止使用第一人称单数,转而使用“我们”这个字眼,因为这将帮助他们“满怀信心、坦率真诚地分担问题、分享梦想”。
    • 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。
    • They were talking of personal matters with unusual candour.
      他们在极其坦率地交谈个人私事。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • Sometimes she took alarm at her candour.
      有时她也对自己的坦率大吃一惊。
    • 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。