Upright
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 垂直的;正直的
- [英] adj. 垂直的 ( straight up) ; 正直的 ( honest, fair)
- [类] 反义词: list ( 倾斜)
- [例] an upright citizen
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. adjective
- Date: before 12th century
- 1.
- a. perpendicular, vertical
- b. erect in carriage or posture
- c. having the main axis or a main part perpendicular <upright freezer>
- 2. marked by strong moral rectitude <an upright citizen>
- ? uprightly adverb
- ? uprightness noun
- Synonyms:
- upright, honest, just, conscientious, scrupulous, honorable mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right. upright implies a strict adherence to moral principles <a stern and upright minister>. honest stresses adherence to such virtues as truthfulness, candor, fairness<known for being honest in business dealings>. just stresses conscious choice and regular practice of what is right or equitable<workers given just compensation>. conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience<conscientious in the completion of her assignments><scrupulous in carrying out the terms of the will>. honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty<a difficult but honorable decision>.
II. adverb
- Date: 12th century
- vertically upward ; in an upright position
III. noun
- Date: 1683
- 1. the state of being upright ; perpendicular <a pillar out of upright>
- 2. something that stands upright; especially a football goalpost — usually used in plural
- 3. upright piano