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单词 rectitude
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
rec•ti•tude /ˈrɛktɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. rightness of principle or conduct;
    moral virtue.
See -rect-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
rec•ti•tude  (rek′ti to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. rightness of principle or conduct;
    moral virtue:the rectitude of her motives.
  2. correctness:rectitude of judgment.
  3. straightness.
  • Late Latin rēctitūdin- (stem of rēctitūdō) straightness, equivalent. to Latin rēct(us) right + -tūdin- -tude
  • Middle French
  • late Middle English 1400–50
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged integrity, probity, principle.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rectitude /ˈrɛktɪˌtjuːd/ n
  1. moral or religious correctness
  2. correctness of judgment
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin rectitūdō, from Latin rectus right, straight, from regere to rule
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