| 英语单词 | righteous |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['raɪtʃəs] 美 ['raɪtʃəs] |
| 中文释义 | adj.公正的;公义的;当然的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He is a righteous man, he always behaves justly. (2) Righteous punishment is a thousand light years away from revenge. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他是个公正的人,他一向行为公正。 (2) 公正的惩罚跟报复可差得十万八千里。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Do you consider yourself a moral person, who tries to do good and be good? If the answer is yes, you are righteous — in the right. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Being righteous literally means to be right, especially in a moral way. Religious people often talk about being righteous. In their view, the righteous person not only does the right thing for other people but also follows the laws of their religion. Heroes like Martin Luther King are often called righteous. On the other hand, this word can be a little negative. If you call someone self-righteous, it means they're a little too sure they're right and better than other people. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]正直的;正义的;正派的;(有时指)假正经的,道貌岸然的 If you think that someone behaves or lives in a way that is morally good, you can say that they are righteous. People sometimes use righteous to express their disapproval when they think someone is only behaving in this way so that others will admire or support them. [FORMAL 正式]
righteousness
righteously
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