righteous
adjective formal uk/ˈraɪ.tʃəs/ us/ˈraɪ.tʃəs/
正义的;公正的;正当的
morally correct
He was regarded as a righteous and holy man. 他被认为是一个正直而虔诚的人。
"It's not only morally righteous, it's good business," he said.
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- Most people are righteous at heart.
- Her causes are always righteous and her beliefs invariably absolute.
- The driver puffed himself up with righteous outrage.
- She was full of righteous indignation at the thought that I was cynically testing to see how far she'd go, but offered no apology for her own behaviour.
See also: self-righteous
righteous
noun [ plural ] formal uk/ˈraɪ.tʃəs/ us/ˈraɪ.tʃəs/
the righteous 正义的人，正直的人
people who behave in a way that is morally correct