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单词 candor
释义 can·dor
\ˈkandə(r), -ˈaa- also -ˌdȯr or -ˌdȯ(ə)\ noun
(-s)
Usage: see -or
Etymology: French & Latin; French candeur, from Latin candor, from candēre to shine, be white — more at candid
1.
 a. : whiteness, brilliance
  < the sun poured with a more golden candor — Christopher Morley >
 b. obsolete : unstained purity and innocence
  < a young prince of valor and candor >
2. : disposition to open-mindedness : freedom from bias, prejudice, and malice : fairness, impartiality
 < a heavy accusation … from a gentleman of your talents, liberality, and candor — Noah Webster >
3. archaic : kindliness
 < candor in pardoning errors >
4. : unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : frankness, candidness
 < the candor with which he acknowledged a weakness in his own case — Aldous Huxley >
 < candor and courtesy, the desire to please and perfect openness, are mutually inimical — W.C.Brownell >
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