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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries正直
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhèng zhí
"他的正直赢得了所有人的尊敬。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness.
"His unyielding rectitude earned him the respect of all his colleagues." - 2
The quality or state of being correct in judgment or procedure.
"She questioned the mathematical rectitude of the calculations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'rectitudo', meaning straightness or correctness, stemming from 'rectus' (straight, right). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, initially denoting physical straightness before shifting toward moral integrity and righteousness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rectitude" is said worldwide
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probité
Transliteration: pʁɔ.bi.te
"Il a agi avec une grande rectitude morale."
Rechtschaffenheit
Transliteration: ˈʁɛçtˌʃafn̩haɪ̯t
"Seine Rechtschaffenheit war für alle Vorbild."
rettitudine
Transliteration: ret.tiˈtu.di.ne
"La sua rettitudine morale non è mai stata messa in dubbio."
rectitud
Transliteration: rek.tiˈtuð
"Actuó siempre con absoluta rectitud."
retidão
Transliteration: ʁe.tiˈdãw
"A retidão de seu caráter era inquestionável."
सत्यनिष्ठा
Transliteration: satyanishtha
"उनकी सत्यनिष्ठा पर कभी किसी ने संदेह नहीं किया।"
正直
Transliteration: zhèng zhí
"他的正直赢得了所有人的尊敬。"
청렴결백
Transliteration: cheong-ryeom-gyeol-baek
"그의 도덕적 청렴결백은 의심의 여지가 없다."
清廉
Transliteration: seiren
"彼の清廉な態度は皆の手本となった。"
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