upstanding
英[?p'st?nd??]
美[,?p'st?nd??]
- adj. 良好的；正直的；直立的；姿勢筆直的
英文詞源
- upstanding (adj.)
- 14c., altered from or replacing Old English upstandene, in the literal sense, from up (adv.) + standing (see stand (v.)); see -ing (2). Figurative sense of "honest" is attested from 1863. A verb upstand "stand up, be erect, rise" is recorded from c. 1200.
雙語例句
- 1. You look like a nice upstanding young man.
- 你看起來像是一個正直的好青年。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. an upstanding member of the community
- 群體中正直的一分子
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. In front of his house are two upstanding trees.
- 他房子前長著兩棵挺拔的樹.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He is a decent upstanding young man.
- 他是一個正派誠實的年輕人.
來自辭典例句
- 5. It must be shown , however , that all upstanding Germans become Nationalist Socialists.
- 而且它必須表明, 所有的德國人都會成為國家社會主義者.
來自電影對白