candid的词源

英文词源

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.

发音释义：['kændɪd] adj.坦白的；直率的；偷拍的

结构分析：cand（白）+id（形容词后缀）→直白的、坦白的

词源解释：cand←拉丁语candere（发光）

同源词：candle（蜡烛）

衍生词：candidness（坦率）

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来自词根cand, 照明，词源同candle,蜡烛。

来源于拉丁语动词candeo, candere, candui, - (白,光亮)

词根词缀： -cand-白,光亮 + -id形容词词尾,具有…性质的,如…

cand-"白"是个很有用的词根，能衍生出丰富的词义：“白”象征纯洁，纯净之人自然坦率真诚，于是有candid；点燃蜡烛，黑暗之中便会升起一团微弱的白色焰火，于是有candle（蜡烛）；古罗马参与选举之人，统一身着白色罩袍，于是有candidate（候选人）。