| 释义 |
rec·ti·tude
\ˈrektəˌtüd, -ə.ˌtyüd\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin rectitudin-, rectitudo, from Latin rectus straight, right + -i- + -tudin-, -tudo -tude — more at right
1.
a. : the quality or state of being straight : straightness
< the young pines bent by the snow … regain their natural rectitude — Van Wyck Brooks >
b. : a straight line
2. : strict observance of standards of integrity and honesty : adherence to a high moral code : intrepid virtue : righteousness
< the absolute truth of his speech and the rectitude of his behavior — R.W.Emerson >
3. : correctness of judgment or procedure especially in the field of intellectual or artistic activity
< was … convinced of the rectitude of his musical ideas — Charles O'Connell > |