rectitude

英 [ˈrektɪtjuːd]

美 [ˈrektɪtuːd]

n. 公正; 正直; 诚实

GRE TEM8 法律

BNC.21649 / COCA.24055

牛津词典

noun

公正；正直；诚实
the quality of thinking or behaving in a correct and honest way

柯林斯词典

N-UNCOUNT 正直;公正;诚实
Rectitudeis a quality or attitude that is shown by people who behave honestly and morally according to accepted standards.
1. ...people of the utmost moral rectitude.
  最为正直的人

英英释义

noun

righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
Synonym:uprightness

双语例句

She was indignant with his presumption and self-satisfaction and conscious rectitude.
她恼火他的傲慢自满和自以为是。
Mr Obama wants to bring greater transparency and legal rectitude to the way America goes about eliminating its foes, while Mr Brennan appears to want to hand over the operation of lethal drones to the Pentagon.
欧巴马先生希望在美国消灭敌人上做到法律公正，并且透明度更高，布伦南也似乎想把无人机攻击行动交给五角大楼。
The resulting higher funding cost would encourage fiscal rectitude for the long haul.
由此造成的融资成本上升，将鼓励这些国家长期保持财政操作的透明公正。
Never go aside from the path of truth and rectitude.
切勿偏离真理和正义之道。
In the first place the wrong-doer, devoid of rectitude, falls into great poverty through sloth; in the next place his evil repute gets noised abroad;
首先，错误的行为，缺乏正直，由于懒惰而变得极端贫困，另一方面他的恶名已经远播；
Their invariable sagacity and rectitude.
他们的一贯明智和正直。
For at least two decades the US has been unable to provide monetary stability, financial regulation and fiscal rectitude.
20多年来，美国一直无法提供货币稳定、金融监管和财政廉洁。
Yet as one European told me, economics is a branch of moral philosophy in Germany, so do not expect expansionary demand policies to trump rectitude, discipline and belt-tightening.
然而，正如一位欧洲人告诉我的一样，在德国，经济学是伦理学的一个分支，所以，不要指望会有扩张性需求政策压倒正直、纪律和紧缩开支计划。
And yet, they became so notorious for their moral rectitude that the word puritan has become a byword.
然而，他们却以他们在道德上的正直而恶名昭彰，以至于“清教徒”在当时是个有贬义的绰号。
All the other court officials were awestruck by his strict rectitude.
举朝惮其风采。（《明史》）