candid

英['k?nd?d] 美['k?nd?d]

副詞:?candidly;

candid 坦誠的

來自詞根cand, 照明，詞源同candle,蠟燭。

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.

1. Nat is candid about the problems she is having with Steve.: 娜特對她眼下和史蒂夫之間的問題毫不隱瞞。

2. This collection of letters is affectionate, candid and wickedly funny.: 這本書信集感情真摯，語言坦率，還透著一種頑皮的滑稽。

3. He was quite candid about the way the case had been handled.: 對于這個案子的處理手法他直言不諱.

5. To be candid with you, your son is far from trust worthy.: 對你老實講, 你的兒子是靠不住的.