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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。
• You could call it energy and candour, great American virtues, carried to excess.
  你可以称其为将活力和坦率这些美国人的伟大优点发挥过度的表现。
• 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。