rec·ti·tude
noun/ˈrektɪtjuːd/
/ˈrektɪtuːd/
[uncountable] (formal)- the quality of thinking or behaving in a correct and honest way
synonym uprightness公正;正直;诚实 - She is a model of rectitude.
她是正直的典范。 - Most of them led lives of selfless moral rectitude.
他们中的大多数人过着无私、正直的生活。
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting straightness): from Old French, from late Latin rectitudo, from Latin rectus ‘right, straight’. - She is a model of rectitude.