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.
实用例句
1. Nat is candid about the problems she is having with Steve.
娜特对她眼下和史蒂夫之间的问题毫不隐瞒。来自柯林斯例句
2. This collection of letters is affectionate, candid and wickedly funny.
这本书信集感情真挚，语言坦率，还透着一种顽皮的滑稽。来自柯林斯例句
3. He was quite candid about the way the case had been handled.
对于这个案子的处理手法他直言不讳.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. I felt she was being less than candid with me.
我感觉她对我一点都不坦白.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. To be candid with you, your son is far from trust worthy.
