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.
雙語例句
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。
來自柯林斯例句
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。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He was quite candid about the way the case had been handled.
對於這個案子的處理手法他直言不諱.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. I felt she was being less than candid with me.
我感覺她對我一點都不坦白.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. To be candid with you, your son is far from trust worthy.