probity

• n. 廉洁；正直

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。

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).

1. Probity and purity will command respect everywhere.

为人正派到处受人尊敬.

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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。

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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.

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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.

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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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