righteous
含义: Morally justified and correct; acting in accordance with what is right and just; also, self-righteously moralistic.
Righteous has a dual character. In its positive sense, it describes justified moral outrage or conduct — 'righteous anger,' 'righteous indignation' — where the emotion is proportionate and the cause is just. In its negative sense, it shades into self-righteousness, describing someone who is ostentatiously or smugly moral. The phrase 'self-righteous' has almost entirely negative connotations. In religious contexts, the righteous are those who live according to divine law. In informal modern usage, 'righteous' can also mean excellent or admirable.
例句
- The community's righteous anger at the council's decision was palpable at the packed public meeting. 在座无虚席的公众会议上,社区对市议会决定的正当愤怒显而易见。La justa indignación de la comunidad ante la decisión del ayuntamiento fue palpable en la abarrotada reunión pública.満員の公開集会において、市議会の決定に対する住民の正当な怒りが如実に感じられた。만원이었던 공개 회의에서 시의회 결정에 대한 지역 주민들의 정당한 분노가 생생하게 느껴졌다.
- There is a fine line between righteous conviction and self-righteous intolerance. 正义的信念与自以为是的不宽容之间只有一线之隔。Hay una delgada línea entre la convicción justa y la intolerancia mojigata.正義の確信と独善的な不寛容の間には紙一重の差しかない。정의로운 신념과 독선적인 편협함 사이에는 종이 한 장 차이밖에 없다.
- The editorial struck a tone of righteous indignation over the government's failure to act on child poverty. 这篇社论对政府未能就儿童贫困问题采取行动表达了义正辞严的愤慨。El editorial adoptó un tono de justa indignación ante la inacción del Gobierno frente a la pobreza infantil.その社説は、子どもの貧困に対する政府の無策に対して義憤に満ちた論調をとった。그 사설은 아동 빈곤에 대한 정부의 무대응에 의분에 찬 어조를 취했다.
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用法指南
语境: journalism, general, academic
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Old English rihtwis (just, upright), from riht (right) + wis (wise, knowing). The spelling was altered in the 16th century by association with words ending in '-eous.'
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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