• n. 廉潔；正直

來自probe,試探，檢驗(yàn)，-ity,名詞后綴。即經(jīng)得起檢驗(yàn)的，引申詞義正直，誠(chéng)實(shí)。

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.

為人正派到處受人尊敬.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

2. He asserted his innocence and his financial probity.

他宣稱自己是清白的，在錢財(cái)上沒有弄虛作假。

來自辭典例句

3. In a few years his unprincipled wife warped the probity of a lifetime.

在以后的幾年里,他那放蕩不羈的老婆把他的生活攪了一個(gè)一踏糊涂.

來自辭典例句

4. Cubes , squares or dice - Constancy, wisdom, verity probity, and equity.

立方體 、 方形、骰子 - 堅(jiān)毅 、 學(xué)問 、 耿直和公正.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. A judge must be a person of unquestioned probity.

法官必須是個(gè)無可爭(zhēng)議的正直的人.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)