candid
单词辨析：
强调坦诚的、如实表达所思所想的。
She expected to have some plain and truthful answers.
她期待能得到一些坦率而真实的回答。
强调直言不讳的，即便可能使别人不悦。
To be blunt, many of the candidates only have a low level of English.
说得不客气一点，很多申请人英语水平都不高。
Her blunt words hurt him so much.
她唐突的话语大大地伤害了他。
强调直率的，即使事实令人不舒服或尴尬也要直言相告，不加以隐瞒。
The conversation between the two leaders was direct and candid.
两位领导人的谈话直率而坦诚。
What a brutally candid assessment!
真是无情的直率评价！
强调不拐弯抹角的。
Please give me a direct answer.
请正面回答我的问题。
She sometimes feels that her husband is too direct.
她有时觉得她丈夫太率直了。
强调有话直说的，不隐瞒自己的观点、意见等。
We have had a frank talk.
我们有过坦率的交谈。
He was perhaps not entirely frank with you.
他对你也许不完全坦诚。
相关例句：
I take it that you've been quite candid with me, and that you are no longer involved.
我相信你对我已经相当坦白：也相信你现在已不再参与其中。
Candid advice to the President by his colleagues is inhibited.
总统的同僚向他直言不讳地提供建议的渠道被阻塞了。
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。
To be candid, I don't like your way of behaving.
老实说，我不喜欢你的行为方式。
These are political choices and it is important that our leaders be candid.
这些是政治选择，重要的是我们的领导人要坦诚。
To be candid, I did vow that the girl I loved.
老实说，我发誓，我爱那女孩。