| 词汇 | upstanding |
| 释义 | upstanding adjective formaluk /ʌpˈstæn.dɪŋ/ us /ʌpˈstæn.dɪŋ/ behaving in a good and moral way: 正直的，正派的 She is regarded as an upstanding citizen in the local community.当地社区认为她是一位品行端正的好市民。 Synonyms moral solid upright(MORAL)approving morally right goodShe is a good woman who goes out of her way to help others. virtuousI believe that humans are, despite their flaws, capable of virtuous conduct. righteousHe refused to stray from the righteous path. honestHe was a hardworking, honest family man who was only trying to do his duty. upstandingI’m sure most of them are honest, upstanding members of society. Virtue and moral good altruism angel angelic angelically be as pure as the driven snowidiom justifiable justifiably justified loftiness lofty rightly rightness saintly self-forgetful the road to hell is paved with good intentionsidiom uprightness virtuous virtuously white hat wholesomely upstanding | American Dictionaryupstanding adjective approvingus/ʌpˈstæn·dɪŋ/ behaving in a moral way: She is an upstanding member of the community. Examples of upstandingupstanding His epistolary occupations link him with upstanding society; he believes the right letter can make the man. It is an upstanding dues-paying member, if a richly ambivalent one. The husbands are shown in a good light, as good, upstanding men who did not deserve their fate. These familiar associations of upstanding businessmen also served, one assumed, the common good. Four upstanding curved lines stand proud from the rubber at the top end of the handle, presumably designed to stop your thumb slipping whilst you brush. It is recorded that he was vindicated of mutiny, as one would expect of a fine, upstanding constituent of that town. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The professor saw the boy—a grand upstanding lad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are an upstanding people, rather too fond of drink. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should we give it to the big, strong, upstanding industry and leave the small man without relief? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In due course the younger daughter marries a fine, upstanding man, and the trustees have no hesitation in handing over her share to her directly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my experience, they are honest and upstanding members of society who wish to pursue a hobby and a sport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The difference is that when the richest in our community borrow, they are considered to be upstanding: for them, borrowing is laudable, even quite prudent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The minority who behave wrongly and corruptly do a great disservice to the vast majority of upstanding people on our councils. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have already said that thousands of law-abiding, decent, upstanding people will lose their sport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my experience of local government, the great majority of people are upstanding and work very hard to deliver local services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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