1.坦率; 爽直; 坦白
1.honesty, even when the truth is not pleasant
1.The innocence and candor of an infant beamed in Lady Audley's fair face, and shone out of her large and liquid blue eyes.
一种婴儿的天真和坦率,使奥德利夫人白皙的脸因而容光焕发,而且还从她那大大的水汪汪的蓝眼睛里闪耀出光芒来。
2.'I respect her views of what is working and what isn't, ' Mr. Welch says. 'Candor is what you want. As an executive, you search for that. '
“她对于什么行得通、什么行不通的看法,我都会尊重。”韦尔奇说,“我就喜欢她的直率。作为一个管理者,能听到属下对你讲实话是很难得的。”
3.If there is candor in the world, the truth of these assertions will not be questioned; posterity at least will do justice to them.
若世上有公理存在,这些辩护的真实性将不致遭受怀疑,至少后世子孙会给予它们公平的裁决。
4.It was ultimate candor, it was the body's lingo, it was low tide in his inner ear.
那是极度的坦诚,那是肉体的密语,那是耳中的潮歇。
5.All this, he told us, not only with the utmost brilliancy and enjoyment, but with a certain vivacious candor.
他对我们说的这些话,不仅说的非常精采和引人入胜,而且在一定程度上也说得很愉快,很坦白。
6.Yemeni society has no tradition of candor about sex, even among educated mothers and daughters.
也门社会没有坦诚对待性问题的传统,即使是对于那些受过教育的母女。
7.Jack can carry candor too far ; when he told Jill his honest opinion of her, she nearly slapped his face .
杰克有时过于坦率了;有一次当他直率地告诉吉尔自己对她的评价时,吉尔差点掴他耳光。
8.Madison Avenue man might call this persuasion; I prefer the greater candor of the word coercion.
广告人可能称之为「说服」,我喜用直率的「强制」。
9.He did it because he encouraged near-brutal candor in the meetings he held to guide the company through each work year.
他能做到这一点是因为在每次指导公司的年会上他都提倡近乎残忍的坦率。
10.It satisfied some of the reporters and columnists; for others, my candor simply confirmed that I was a good target.
一些记者和专栏作家对此感到满意;但对于另一些人来说,我对此事的坦陈无异于证明我是一个可以大肆攻击的靶子。