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candidly

/kan-did-lee/US // ˈkæn dɪd li //

坦率地说,坦率的说,直言不讳,坦率地

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Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a frank, outspoken, straightforward way; openly and without holding back: We created a neutral space where everyone could speak candidly about race issues and also work side-by-side in "co-designing" solutions.
    • : without any posing or scripting, and typically without the knowledge of the person being photographed or filmed: We are stealing from our subjects when we work candidly—stealing moments, expressions, emotions, positions, and movements.
    • : fairly and impartially; honestly: “Look at these matters candidly, Mr. Editor,” wrote one subscriber.

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Examples

  • Though candid and forthcoming in the podcast, there was more to the story.

  • When invited to share their own experiences, particularly in response to stories on mental health and trauma, members were candid rather than being emotionally charged, unlike a lot of the often toxic comment sections in mainstream media.

  • Our people are being candid and bold in addressing the unique challenges we, our communities, and our country face.

  • In June, Ari told me, this time over the phone with a publicist and in a manner markedly less candid than her typical effusiveness, that the Girls in the Valley were pivoting.

  • Check out some of the most candid musical memoirs on the bookshelves below and find out about some of the hardships behind some of your favorite hits.

  • He talks candidly about the saga, non-monogamy, assisted suicide, and why he is ‘bored’ of the gay actor debate.

  • “When I got there the resources were so limited,” she says, candidly.

  • Well, if I was speaking candidly, when I watch it the sound drives me crazy.

  • The host, Stephen Nolan, talks candidly to listeners about his own battle with obesity.

  • While visiting the artist, the curators candidly asked Johns to allow MoMA to debut his newest, and then unfinished, collection.

  • This is the law of the land and must be obeyed; and we candidly advise that it is useless for us to contend against it.

  • Well, I havent the faintest knowledge in which direction the entrance lies, Gale said candidly.

  • They may be of great interest to antiquarians and historians; but by myself, I candidly admit, they were not much valued.

  • He would candidly avow, however, that he despaired of seeing the question brought to a speedy and satisfactory settlement.

  • She asked candidly, "Were you always so damned hateful or did the revivification process do this to you?"