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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。
• He had made several public appearances in the assembly, distinguished by good sense, candour; and ability.
  他在大会上作了几次发言，以通情达理，襟怀坦率和有才能而显得出众。
• 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。
• All the candour of youth was in his face as well as youth's passionate purity.
  他的脸上流露出青年人的全部率直和纯洁的激情。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！