candid

adjective

/ˈkændɪd/

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saying what you think openly and honestly; not hiding your thoughts
- a candid statement/interview
- I felt she was being less than candid with me.
- To be candid, I can’t stand her.
- The ex-minister gave a candid interview about his reasons for resigning.
see also candour
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- very
- disarmingly
- refreshingly
- …
preposition
- about
- with
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a candid photograph is one that is taken without the person in it knowing that they are being photographed
- He mingled among the guests and took the candid shots which were much more fun than the formal group photographs.

Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the Latin sense): from Latin candidus ‘white’. Subsequent early senses were ‘pure, innocent’, ‘unbiased’, and ‘free from malice’, hence ‘frank’ (late 17th cent.). Compare with candour.

单词	candid
释义	candid adjective /ˈkændɪd/ /ˈkændɪd/ jump to other results saying what you think openly and honestly; not hiding your thoughts a candid statement/interview I felt she was being less than candid with me. To be candid, I can’t stand her. The ex-minister gave a candid interview about his reasons for resigning. see also candour Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb very disarmingly refreshingly … preposition about with See full entry a candid photograph is one that is taken without the person in it knowing that they are being photographed He mingled among the guests and took the candid shots which were much more fun than the formal group photographs. Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the Latin sense): from Latin candidus ‘white’. Subsequent early senses were ‘pure, innocent’, ‘unbiased’, and ‘free from malice’, hence ‘frank’ (late 17th cent.). Compare with candour.
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