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

• 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。
• 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。
• A certain kind of scientific candour is a very important quality. The fairness of him in such a deadly crisis!
  具有科学的公正态度是十分重要的品质。在这样一种非常的紧急关头，他的态度多么公正！
• 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。
• They were talking of personal matters with unusual candour.
  他们在极其坦率地交谈个人私事。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。