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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

    • She felt that, compared with them, I was a loser, he says with characteristic candour.
      她觉得,与他们相比,我是个失败者。
    • The book was widely commended for its candour
      这本书以其直言不讳而广受好评。
    • Mr Brown seems to have encountered the same lack of candour in his discussions about rather larger sums than my now-reduced overdraft.
      在讨论远高于我如今被削减了的透支额度的金额时,布朗似乎遇到了同样的不直率。
    • Such candour endears her to business partners and foreign rivals.
      这种坦率的态度,为她赢得了商业合作伙伴和外国竞争对手的尊敬。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。