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单词 candour
释义
candour
noun[U]
UK(UScandor)
uk
/ˈkæn.dər/us
/ˈkæn.dɚ/
thequalityof beinghonestandtellingthetruth,especiallyabout adifficultorembarrassingsubject:
（尤指对棘手或难堪话题的）坦白，直率，坦诚
"We really don'tknowwhat to do about it," she said withsurprisingcandour.“我们确实不知道该如何应付，”她以令人吃惊的坦率说道。
See also
candidapproving
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Honesty, openness & sincerity
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  • artless
  • artlessly
  • artlessness
  • bone
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  • in good faithidiom
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  • joke
  • nail
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  • squeaky-clean
  • stainless
  • straight arrowidiom
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  • the straight and narrowidiom
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(Definition ofcandourfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcandour

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A similarly shared sensibility is readable in disco's thematics of sophistication - a sophistication peculiarly inflected by a sort of grittycandour.
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We thank the general practitioners who took part in this study for their time andcandour.
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These deeply personal feelings and experiences are related with suchcandourthat readers might feel they are intruding on something intensely private.
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Even starting to address these issues demands, however, acandourand openness that is, as yet, nowhere to be seen.
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He believed individuals could developcandour, serenity and wisdom and also predicted that life review could result in mild nostalgia, or even despair.
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Each of these objections, rebuttals, rejoinders and surrejoinders is in itself admirable, and does infinite credit to the acuteness andcandourof the author.
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I tell you in allcandourthat option no longer exists.
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These were in some respects impressive in theircandour.
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Comfortable amateurism could also secure friendship, co-operation andcandour.
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The author displays refreshingcandourwith regard to his view of his subject in the introduction.
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On the other hand, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder patients may be predisposed to greatercandourand selfdisclosure due to the psychological nature of the treatment environment.
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I tell you in allcandourthat that option no longer exists.
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The issue must also be approached withcandour.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
With typicalcandourhe was asked why he had not favoured publication.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But for those who would stand high in the world's estimation, the greatestcandourand readiness to submit to publicity are now required.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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