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.
雙語例句
1. You look like a nice upstanding young man.
你看起來像是一個(gè)正直的好青年。
來自柯林斯例句
2. an upstanding member of the community
群體中正直的一分子
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. In front of his house are two upstanding trees.
他房子前長著兩棵挺拔的樹.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. He is a decent upstanding young man.
他是一個(gè)正派誠實(shí)的年輕人.
來自辭典例句
5. It must be shown , however , that all upstanding Germans become Nationalist Socialists.