| 单词 | candor |
| 释义 | candor (once / 1950 pages) n 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." The corresponding adjective is candid, as in "I want you to be candid. Do these pants make me look fat?" Candor is from French candeur, from Latin candor, from candēre "to shine, be white." The color white is associated with purity, which is a now obsolete meaning of candor. WORD FAMILYcandor: candors USAGE EXAMPLESHer campaign, responding with the transparency, openness and candor for which it is famous, initially downplays the incident, saying that Clinton felt “overheated.” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Such candor is rare from English Premier League referees who are usually prevented from speaking publicly. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) But it’s her willingness to bring lucid, sometimes lacerating candor to even her most private struggles that will be her most meaningful legacy. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) 1n the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech Syn|Hypo|Hyper candidness, candour, directness, forthrightness, frankness ingenuousness openly straightforward or frank artlessnessingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit honestness, honesty the quality of being honest 2n ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty Syn|Ant|Hyper candour, fair-mindedness, fairness unfairness partiality that is not fair or equitable impartiality, nonpartisanship an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally |
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