【candor】 - A-level备考词汇

candor

US:  [ˈkændə(r)]

n.

1.坦率; 爽直; 坦白

1 . 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。

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 . 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。

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 . 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。