probity的意思

probity

英式音标['probəti]
美式英标['prəʊbɪtɪ; 'prɒb-]

基本解释

n. 廉洁；正直

中文词源

probity 正直，诚实

来自probe,试探，检验，-ity,名词后缀。即经得起检验的，引申词义正直，诚实。

英文词源

probity: probity: see prove
probity (n.): early 15c., from Middle French probité, from Latin probitatem (nominative probitas) "uprightness, honesty," from probus "worthy, good" (see prove).

实用例句

1. Probity and purity will command respect everywhere.: 为人正派到处受人尊敬.

2. He asserted his innocence and his financial probity.: 他宣称自己是清白的，在钱财上没有弄虚作假。

3. In a few years his unprincipled wife warped the probity of a lifetime.: 在以后的几年里,他那放荡不羁的老婆把他的生活搅了一个一踏糊涂.

4. Cubes , squares or dice - Constancy, wisdom, verity probity, and equity.: 立方体、方形、骰子 - 坚毅、学问、耿直和公正.

5. A judge must be a person of unquestioned probity.: 法官必须是个无可争议的正直的人.

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