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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 can·dour /ˈkændɚ/
 率直,正直,公平(英式寫法)

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Can·dor n. [Written also candour.]
 1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence. [Obs.]
 Nor yor unquestioned integrity
 Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot
 That may take from your innocence and candor.   --Massinger.
 2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.
    Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who held that side of the question.   --Whewell.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 candour
      n 1: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude
           and speech [syn: candor, candidness, frankness, forthrightness]
      2: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or
         dishonesty [syn: fairness, fair-mindedness, candor]
         [ant: unfairness]