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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

    • 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。
    • 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”。
    • They were talking of personal matters with unusual candour.
      他们在极其坦率地交谈个人私事。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • Sometimes she took alarm at her candour.
      有时她也对自己的坦率大吃一惊。