单词 | candid |
释义 | can·did ![]() adj. 1. a. Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward: In private, I gave them my candid opinion. See Synonyms at frank1. b. Not obscuring or omitting anything unpleasant, embarrassing, or negative: "Joyce's ... candid descriptions of normal bodily functions shocked his Anglo-American readers" (Belinda Rathbone). 2. Not posed or rehearsed: a candid snapshot. [Latin candidus, glowing, white, pure, guileless, from candēre, to shine; see kand- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] candid·ly adv. candid·ness n. |
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