candor
英 美['k?nd?]
- n. 坦白；直率
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
candor 真誠
來自詞根cand, 照明，白色，詞源同candle,蠟燭。
英文詞源
- candor (n.)
- "openness of mind, impartiality, frankness," c. 1600, from Latin candor "purity, openness," originally "whiteness," from candere "to shine, to be white" (see candle). Borrowed earlier in English (c. 1500) with the Latin literal sense "extreme whiteness."
雙語例句
- 1. The style is marked by simplicity, clarity, and candor.
- 這種風格的特點是簡潔、清楚、直截了當。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I've been contacted by Procol Candor Solicitors in London.
- 倫敦的Procol及Candor律師事務(wù)所和我聯(lián)系過.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. A multimillionaire media magnate has shocked his employees with his candor by telling them all that he's putting his business affairs on hold to enter an alcoholism - counseling program.
- 一位身份數(shù)百萬的媒體大亨,坦誠地告訴他全體員工他將暫時擱置他的事業(yè)以便參加戒酒班,令員工大為驚愕.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He covered a wide range of topics with unusual candor.
- 他極其坦率地談了許多問題。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Sometimes his candor made the people from State squirm a little.
- 他的坦率態(tài)度有時頗使國務(wù)院的人有些局促不安.
來自辭典例句