英语单词 | candid |
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英美音标 | 英 ['kændɪd] 美 ['kændɪd] |
中文释义 | adj.率直的;坦诚的;公正的;偷拍的 |
英语例句 | (1) His words are always more candied than candid. (2) To be perfectly candid, I think you acted foolishly. (3) He is a very candid man and never talks in a roundabout way. (4) Give me a candid hearing. (5) These photographers take candid photos of celebrities by following them to private and public activities. |
中文例句 | (1) 他话语中阿谀多于诚恳。 (2) 十分坦率地说,我认为你做得很愚蠢。 (3) 他生性坦直,说话办事从来不会拐弯抹角。 (4) 请你公正地听我说。 (5) 这些摄影师尾随名人前去参加私人和公开的活动,偷拍他们的照片。 |
vocabulary简明 | Straightforward and truthful talk might be described with the adjective candid. If you're always candid, your parents will know that they can trust you. |
vocabulary扩展 | A serious-minded politician might suggest engaging in a "candid discussion" about a complicated topic like health care or the environment, because candid means "open" or "frank." Remember that TV show Candid Camera? It was called that because its hidden cameras supposedly showed a candid view of reality. In photography, candid has become a noun meaning "an unposed photo." The word comes from Latin candidus, meaning "white," which was later extended to mean "pure." Candid talk provides the pure, unvarnished truth. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]坦诚的;直言的 When you are candid about something or with someone, you speak honestly. [oft ADJ
candidly
2 [ADJ 形容词](照片)趁人不备时拍摄的,偷拍的,抓拍的 A candid photograph of someone is one that was taken when the person did not know they were being photographed. [ADJ n] |
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