| 单词 | righteous |
| 释义 | righteous (once / 213 pages) adj 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. 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. WORD FAMILYrighteous: righteousest, righteously, righteousness, self-righteous, unrighteous+/righteousness: righteousnesses/self-righteous: self-righteously/unrighteous: unrighteously, unrighteousness/unrighteousness: unrighteousnesses USAGE EXAMPLESEven the nickname for the role, Guardian Angel, was freighted with a presumption of unerring perfection and righteous power. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Yet, Marissen concludes, this cantata is a poor vehicle for righteous anger against Jews. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) But this sublimely righteous outburst is posed on a solid meritocratic basis. The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj morally justified righteous indignation Syn moral concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles 2adj characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16 Syn|Ant good morally admirable clean-handed, guiltless, innocentfree from evil or guilt justused especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting moralconcerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles good, just, uprightof moral excellence soundfree from moral defect virtuousmorally excellent worthyhaving worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable unrighteous not righteous evilmorally bad or wrong guiltyresponsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act unjustviolating principles of justice immoraldeliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong sinful, unholy, wickedhaving committed unrighteous acts wickedmorally bad in principle or practice unworthylacking in value or merit |
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