candor
candor 英 ['kændə] 美 [ˈkændɚ]
n. 坦白；直率
名词复数:candors
- Candor usually means the quality of being open, honest, and sincere. If someone tells you they think you are dumb, you might reply with, "While I appreciate your candor, I don't think we need to be friends anymore."
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- n. 坦白；直率
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1. This candor is even evident in the human rights plan.
甚至在人权计划中，这种坦率也是很明显的。
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2. The rare moments of candor come at other people’s expense.
书里罕见的坦白之处，则以其他人作为代价。
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3. For all those reasons, Gates should be applauded for his candor.
出于所有这些原因，盖茨应该为他的坦率拍手叫好。
- candor (n.) "openness of mind, impartiality, frankness, freedom from reserve or disguise," c. 1600, from Latin candor "purity, openness," originally "whiteness, brightness, radiance," from candere "to shine, to be white" (from PIE root *kand- "to shine"). Borrowed earlier in English (c. 1500) with the Latin literal sense "extreme whiteness."
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