upstanding
UK/ʌp'stændɪŋ/US/ʌp'stændiŋ/
A1
Definitions
adj.
Honest and morally respectable.
正直的，品行端正的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedup + standing = standing upright. (stand is Germanic standan, cognate with Latin st via PIE *steh₂-.) Standing tall became a moral metaphor: someone upright in character — honest and respectable.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.upstanding citizen正直的公民
- 2.upstanding member可敬的成员
- 3.upstanding character端正的品格
Example Sentences
- 1.
He's an upstanding member of the community.
- 2.
The jury praised her as an upstanding citizen.