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

• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• It still leaves lots of scope for revelation, candour, frankness and wit, but it is done on the speaker's terms, not the terms of someone putting out a garbled or gossipy version afterwards.
  这仍然为真实、公正、坦率和智慧留下了很大空间，但这是从说话者的角度出发，而非随后对发言断章取义的人。