rectitude是英語中表示道德品行的核心辭彙,詞性為名詞,源自拉丁語詞根"rect"(正、直)。根據2025年歐路詞典最新解釋,該詞核心釋義為"操行",在英式發音中讀作/'rektɪtjuːd/,美式發音為/'rektɪtuːd/。其含義包含正直(moral rectitude)、誠實(honesty)、清廉(incorruptibility)等多重道德維度,常用來描述人物品行端正的狀態。作為詞根"rect"的派生詞,通過後綴"-itude"構成表示抽象名詞的形態特徵。
基本介紹
- 詞根構成:rect(正)+ -itude(狀態)
- 形容詞形式:rectitudinous(正直的)
- 近義詞組:righteousness/uprightness
- 詞源時期:14世紀進入英語體系
- 使用頻率:學術文本常用辭彙
- 語體特徵:正式書面用語
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詞源演變
- 拉丁語源:源自"rectus"(直的),經古法語"rectitude"傳入英語
- 構詞分析:
- 詞根"rect"表示"正確、筆直"
- 後綴"-itude"構成抽象名詞,表性質或狀態
- 同源詞包括:
- correct(正確的):通過前綴"com-"強化詞根
- rectangle(矩形):描述幾何形態的端正
語義套用
- 道德倫理:
- "unquestioned moral rectitude"(無可置疑的道德操守)用於人物品行評價
- "financial rectitude"特指財政廉潔
- 物理描述:
- 保留"筆直"的本義用法,如"the rectitude of columns"(立柱的筆直)
- 近義辨析:
- righteousness強調道德正直
- propriety側重行為得體性
典型例句
- 道德評價:"As a judge, she was known for her rectitude and fairness."(作為法官,她以正直公正著稱)
- 動機評判:"I never doubted the rectitude of his intentions."(我從未懷疑過他動機的正當性)
- 歷史評述:"The statesman's rectitude became legendary in later generations."(政治家的清廉在後世成為傳奇)
學術套用
雙語例句
- The people in here are rectitude. 在這裡的人們很誠實。
- It WAS a rare victory for fiscal rectitude. 這是財政清廉的一個罕見的勝利。
- Are you having guilty rectitude, or be afraid? 你在心虛,還是畏懼?
- On the other hand, the benefits of rectitude can be striking. 另一方面,品行端正的益處會很顯著。
- They worry that he has strayed from the path of fiscal rectitude. 他們擔心盧拉已經偏離了財政廉潔的軌道。
- It is rectitude — truth in action, and shines through every word and deed. 這實際行動中的真理,在每一句話語、每一個行為中熠熠閃光。
- The only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. 在追憶往事時,唯一的盾牌是他的行為正直和誠實。
- Fivefold, o householders, is the gain of the well-doer through his practice of rectitude. 五倍,同胞們,是正直的善行所獲得果實。
- Convinced of his own righteousness, he was the perfect impersonation of a man of rectitude. 他確信自己很正直,可以完美地扮演剛正不阿的人。
- Having impersonated a man of rectitude for so long, this was a procedure jerry sould not face. 傑里扮演了正直的人那么久,這樣的程式他無法面對。
- For Mrs Merkel, rules and rectitude would narrow bond spreads and make Eurobonds unnecessary. 對於默克爾來說,規則和正直將會限制債券的發行,使歐元債券變得可有可無。
- If fiscal rectitude leads to lower interest rates, that could allow spending to fall still further. 如果財政清廉導致利率降低,那么也可能使支出進一步下降。
- And yet, they became so notorious for their moral rectitude that the word Puritan has become a byword. 然而,他們卻以他們在道德上的正直而惡名昭彰,以至於“清教徒”在當時是個有貶義的綽號。
- When a woman with all the love and moral rectitude, she is sympathetic to the needs! (La Roche Chicago) 當一個女子具有全部的愛情和德性時,她是需要同情的! (拉羅什福科)
- It will be hard to overcome decades of mistrust, but we will proceed with courage, rectitude and resolve. 要克服幾十年的猜疑和不信任是困難的,但我們將憑藉勇氣、正直和決心繼續前行
- It will be hard to overcome decades of mistrust, but we will proceed with courage, rectitude and resolve. 消除數十年的不信任決非易事,但是我們有勇氣、有正氣、有決心向前邁進。
- The rectitude and practicability of the scheme are verified by practical production and theoretical calculation. 通過實際套用和理論校驗,證明了該方案的正確性和可行性
- I recognize it will be hard to overcome decades of mistrust, but we will proceed with courage, rectitude, and resolve. 消除數十年的不信任決非易事,但是我們有勇氣、有正氣、有決心向前邁進。
- The public mood in the US has also been shifting as the Republicans score points with calls for a return to fiscal rectitude. 由於共和黨因為呼喚回歸財務清廉得分,美國公眾情緒也被轉移。
- This is a disgrace for Canada, formerly admired around the globe for its legal rectitude and adherence to international law. 這對於一直在全世界面前以法律正直和遵守國際法而贏得全球欽佩的加拿大來說,無疑是一項侮辱。
- Dilma Rousseff's economic team reassures suddenly nervous investors that it will indeed stick to fiscal and monetary rectitude. 羅塞芙的經濟團隊將恪守財政和貨幣緊縮政策,緊張不安的投資者疑慮被打消。
- A country that had just lost the trust of investors in its fiscal rectitude could scarcely build a credible monetary system from scratch. 一個僅僅在財政誠信方面失去投資者信任的國家可以勉強從頭開始建立信用貨幣體系。
- He had lost the faculty of working and of moving firmly towards any fixed goal, but he was endowed with more clear-sightedness and rectitude than ever. 他失去了從事工作和朝著一個固定目標穩步前進的能力,但是他比任何時候都來得通達和正直。
- William Churchill Man's Guide: The only guide to a man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. 對一個人來說,唯一的指導者是他自己的良心,記憶唯一的護衛是他行為的正直和真誠。

