14c., altered from or replacing Old English upstandene, in the literal sense, from up (adv.) + standing (see stand (v.)); see -ing (2). Figurative sense of "honest" is attested from 1863. A verb upstand "stand up, be erect, rise" is recorded from c. 1200.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. You look like a nice upstanding young man.
你看起來(lái)像是一個(gè)正直的好青年。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. an upstanding member of the community
群體中正直的一分子
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. In front of his house are two upstanding trees.
他房子前長(zhǎng)著兩棵挺拔的樹(shù).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. He is a decent upstanding young man.
他是一個(gè)正派誠(chéng)實(shí)的年輕人.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. It must be shown , however , that all upstanding Germans become Nationalist Socialists.