can·did /ˈkændəd/
(a.)坦白的,率直的,公正的
Can·did a.
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.”
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.
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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