英文词源
- candor (n.)
- "openness of mind, impartiality, frankness," c. 1600, from Latin candor "purity, openness," originally "whiteness," from candere "to shine, to be white" (see candle). Borrowed earlier in English (c. 1500) with the Latin literal sense "extreme whiteness."
中文词源
发音释义：['kændɚ] n.坦白；直率
词源解释：candor←拉丁语candor（whiteness）←candere（发光）
同源词：candid（坦率的）；candle（蜡烛）
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：candor 词源，candor 含义。
来自词根cand, 照明，白色，词源同candle,蜡烛。
