rectitude
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 正直，纯正，正确
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English rectitude, from Middle French rectitude, from Late Latin rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. [from 15th c.]
- (now rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. [from 15th c.]
- Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue. [from 16th c.]