| 单词 | candid |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['kændid] |
| 解释 | a.率直的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 率直的(not hiding one's thoughts) 【考】 反义词: dissembling(掩饰的) 【记】 cand(白,发光)+id→ 白的→坦白的 |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 率直的(毫无保留地); 公正的; 坦白的 【例】To be candid, I think you acted foolishly 坦率地说, 你做得很愚蠢. 【记】cand白的, 纯洁的－坦白的can＋did: 能做事的人是公正的. 【反】dissembling(adj 掩饰的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】作为candidate候选人要求公正坦率无偏见正直； candle 象烛光一样光明正大 |
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