單詞
candid
英 ['k?nd?d]
美['k?nd?d]
基本信息
- adj. 公正的；坦白的；率直的；偷拍的
- n. (Candid)人名；(羅)坎迪德
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詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?candidly;
中文詞源
candid 坦誠(chéng)的
來自詞根cand, 照明，詞源同candle,蠟燭。
英文詞源
- candid
- candid: [17] Originally, candid meant simply ‘white’; its current sense ‘frank’ developed metaphorically via ‘pure’ and ‘unbiased’. English acquired the word, probably through French candide, from Latin candidum, a derivative of the verb candēre ‘be white, glow’ (which is related to English candle, incandescent, and incense).
The derived noun candour is 18th-century in English. Candida, the fungus which causes the disease thrush, got its name from being ‘white’. And in ancient Rome, people who were standing for election wore white togas; they were thus called candidāti, whence English candidate [17].
=> candidate, candle, incandescent, incense - candid (adj.)
- 1620s, "white," from Latin candidum "white; pure; sincere, honest, upright," from candere "to shine," from PIE root *kand- "to glow, to shine" (see candle). In English, metaphoric extension to "frank" first recorded 1670s (compare French candide "open, frank, ingenuous, sincere"). Of photography, 1929. Related: Candidly; candidness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Nat is candid about the problems she is having with Steve.
- 娜特對(duì)她眼下和史蒂夫之間的問題毫不隱瞞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This collection of letters is affectionate, candid and wickedly funny.
- 這本書信集感情真摯，語(yǔ)言坦率，還透著一種頑皮的滑稽。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was quite candid about the way the case had been handled.
- 對(duì)于這個(gè)案子的處理手法他直言不諱.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. I felt she was being less than candid with me.
- 我感覺她對(duì)我一點(diǎn)都不坦白.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. To be candid with you, your son is far from trust worthy.
- 對(duì)你老實(shí)講, 你的兒子是靠不住的.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》