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- ‘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。
- ‘I don't trust him,’ he said, in a rare moment of candour.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 坦诚;坦率;直率
Candouris the quality of speaking honestly and openly about things.- ...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
- ...a brash, forceful man, noted both for his candour and his quick temper.
in AM, use 美国英语用 candor
英英释义
noun
- the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
- ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。