资料来源 : pyDict
坦白的,率直的,公正的
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Candid \Can*did\ (k[a^]n"d[i^]d), a. [F. candide (cf. It.
candido), L. candidus white, fr. cand[=e]re to be of a
glowing white; akin to accend[e^]re, incend[e^]re, to set on
fire, Skr. chand to shine. Cf. {Candle}, {Incense}.]
1. White. [Obs.]
The box receives all black; but poured from thence,
The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence.
--Dryden.
2. Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge
according to truth and justice, or without partiality or
prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion.
``Candid and dispassionate men.'' --W. Irving.
3. Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.
Syn: Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank; artless;
unbiased; equitable.
Usage: {Candid}, {Fair}, {Open}, {Frank}, {Ingenuous}. A man
is fair when he puts things on a just or equitable
footing; he is candid when be looks impartially on
both sides of a subject, doing justice especially to
the motives and conduct of an opponent; he is open and
frank when he declares his sentiments without reserve;
he is ingenuous when he does this from a noble regard
for truth. Fair dealing; candid investigation; an open
temper; a frank disposition; an ingenuous answer or
declaration.
资料来源 : WordNet®
candid
adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them
my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a
forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you
think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is
possible to be outspoken without being rude";
"plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank
accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken},
{outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-from-the-shoulder}]
2: informal or natural; especially caught off guard or
unprepared; "a candid photograph"; "a candid interview"
3: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or
secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting
nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: {open}, {heart-to-heart}]
4: starkly realistic; "I have never lacked candid critics in my
own ranks"-Clement Atlee