righteous

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词源[编辑]

源自早期形式rightuousrightwoserightwosrightwise,源自中古英语 rightwiserightwis,源自古英语 rihtwīs (正直的,正义的),对应于right +‎ -wise(第二个词素的发音被同化成了-ous),又或者right +‎ wise (方式)。同源词包括低地苏格兰语 richtwis (正直的)古高地德语 rehtwīsic (正直的,正义的)冰岛语 réttvíss (正直的,正义的)。亦对比thefteousmighteous

发音[编辑]

  • IPA(帮助)/ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəs/
  • (弃用) IPA(帮助)/ˈɹaɪtjəs/, /ˈɹaɪti.əs/[1]
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  • 韵部:-aɪtʃəs

形容词[编辑]

righteous (比较级 more righteous最高级 most righteous)

  1. 清白的;正直的,正派
  2. 正义的,正直的;伪善
    Human beings should take a righteous path, and so should art. We should promote kindness and beauty through art.
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  3. 正当的,合乎道德
    righteous indignation
    合理的愤怒
  4. (俚语, 美国) 很棒的,很好的
    • 1986,John Hughes, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 台词角色Grace Wheelberg (Edie McClurg):
      The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude.
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    • 1995, Norman L. Russell, Doug Grad, Suicide Charlie: A Vietnam War Story,页号 191:
      He sold me a bulging paper sack full of Cambodian Red for two dolla' MPC. A strange experience, copping from a kid, but it was righteous weed.
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    • 2008,Stephen King, Graduation Afternoon:
      Tonight the kids will go out and party down in a more righteous mode. Alcohol and not a few tabs of X will be ingested. Club music will throb through big speakers.
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  5. (俚语, 美国) 很大的,非常
    • 2021, G. S. Jennsen, Amaranthe V: Riven:
      He found Richard in one piece near a large circular container, thankfully, staring at a righteous mess of blood and gore.
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动词[编辑]

righteous (第三人称单数简单现在时 righteouses,现在分词 righteousing,一般过去时及过去分词 righteoused)

  1. 使...正当化;(宗教, 狭义) 赦免...的罪行
    • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, 出版于 2010,页号 101:
      Thus for the purposes of being ‘righteoused’, the Law was irrelevant; yet Paul could not bear to see all the Law disappear.
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