righteous
/ˈraɪtʃəs/adjective
1
- morally right or justifiable正直的; 公正的：
feelings of righteous indignation about pay and conditions.
对工资和工作条件的义愤之情。
1.1
- (of a person) morally good; virtuous（人）正直的; 道德高尚的：
he stood up for what he knew was right and died a righteous person.
他坚持他认为是正确的东西, 一身凛然正气而死。
2
- US informal, chiefly black English very good; excellent〈美, 非正式, 主黑人英语〉极好的; 绝好的：
righteous eggs, man!
特别好的蛋哪, 老兄！
2.1
- correctly so called; genuine这么说不错的; 真的：
he is righteous trash.
他真的是个废物。
派生词
righteously
adverb词源
Old English rihtwīs, from riht 'right' + wīs 'manner, state, condition'. The change in the ending in the 16th cent. was due to association with words such as bounteous.