Dictionary Workbench Ondict

candour

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

candour

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++can·dour British English, candor American English /ˈkændə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]  HONESTthe quality of being honest and telling the truth, even when the truth may be unpleasant or embarrassing 坦率,率直 candid She spoke with candour about her life. 她很坦率地谈到自己的生活。
Examples from the Corpus
candourWire them up with microphones and start the camera rolling, however, and all candour vanished.You never mince words and appreciate candour in others.He will have to curb his natural candour, for fear of upsetting the markets.And so I suspect that in the writer's moments of private candour, he probably admits the pointlessness of describing eyes.Ask a friend to observe your performance and to report to you on it with ruthless candour.After so many lies from politicians, Dunbar's candour is refreshing.The candour, the openness that had come from David's stubborn trust in himself had been overlaid by his new self-confidence.The spirit of fairness, however, mandates that we should treat all papers equally and with candour.I personally have found your candour very refreshing.
can·dour nounChineseSyllable
the of Corpus and being honest telling the quality


candour
candour British English, candor American English /ˈkændə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: 'whiteness, candor', from candere; candid
the quality of being honest and telling the truth, even when the truth may be unpleasant or embarrassing ⇨ candid:
    She spoke with candour about her life.


cand·our (especially US can·dor) BrE /ˈkændə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkændər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the quality of saying what you think openly and honestly 真诚;诚恳;坦率 SYN frankness 'I don't trust him,' he said in a rare moment of candour. “我信不过他。” 他以难得的坦率说道。🔊🔊   see also candid (1)