...a brash, forceful man, noted both for his candour and his quick temper.是什么意思？

...a brash, forceful man, noted both for his candour and his quick temper.

一个粗率强硬的人,出了名的性子直,脾气急

brash

adj. 傲慢的，轻率的，易碎的，脆的；n. 胃灼热，骤雨，碎片，残枝；

例句
On stage she seems hard, brash and uncompromising.
在台上她显得强硬、自负且毫不妥协。

forceful

adj. 强有力的，有说服力的，有效的，强劲；

例句
...a forceful personality willing to go beyond the bounds of convention.
做事不拘常规的强硬个性

man

n. 男人，人类，男子汉，雇工；vt. 使振作，操纵，给…配置人员，在…就位；int. （表示惊讶、气愤等）嘿，天哪；

例句
Derek was taken aback when a man answered the phone.
德里克吓了一跳，居然是一个男的接的电话。

noted

adj. 闻名的，著名的，[乐]附有乐谱的；v. 注意，记下，“note”的过去式和过去分词；

例句
As Downing claims, and as we noted above, reading is best established when the child has an intimate knowledge of the language...
如唐宁所说，也正如我们前文所指出的，当孩子对语言非常熟悉时，阅读的效果最佳。

both

adj. 二者，两者都；pron. 二者；adv. 二者，二者都；conj. 不仅…而且…，…和…都；

例句
The gym can be used by both able-bodied and disabled people.
这家健身房健全和残障人士都可使用。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

candour

n. 坦率，爽直，公正，公平；

例句
...a brash, forceful man, noted both for his candour and his quick temper.
一个粗率强硬的人,出了名的性子直,脾气急

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

quick

adj. 快的，急速的，聪明的，凌厉的，灵活的，短时间做成的；adv. 迅速地，快速地；n. （指甲下的）活肉，感情的中枢，感觉最敏锐的地方，要害，核心；

例句
This may provide a quick and accurate way of monitoring the amount of carbon dioxide in the air...
这也许能提供一个监测空气中二氧化碳含量的既快又准的方法。

temper

n. 性情，脾气，特征，（钢等）回火，怒气；vt. 调和，使回火，锻炼，缓

例句
He was about to lose his temper but checked himself in time...
他刚要发火，不过又及时克制住了。