Word · Frequency #21150
probity
诚实;正直
complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
- 1.
Integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.
正直,诚实
正直,诚实;诚实;正直
In use
The committee praised the manager's probity in handling the funds.
Her probity made her the ideal candidate for the audit role.
Citizens expect probity from those who hold public office.
with probity
He carried out his duties with probity.
他以诚实正直的态度履行了自己的职责。
probity in (doing) sth
表示在某事上表现出的正直,sth 可为名词或动名词。
The committee praised her probity in handling the funds.
委员会赞扬她在管理资金方面的正直。
a person of probity
“of probity”作后置定语,相当于“正直的”。
The court trusted him as a person of probity.
法庭信任他,认为他是一个正直的人。
Common mistakes
He is probity.He has probity.
probity 是名词,不能用作表语形容词。应使用动词 have 搭配,表示“具有正直的品德”。
He showed a great probity in his work.He showed great probity in his work.
probity 是不可数名词,不能用不定冠词 a 修饰,应直接说 great probity。
He is a person with probity.He is a person of probity.
表示“具有某种品质的人”时,英语常用 of 短语,如 a man of probity,介词用 of 而非 with。
Connections
Collocations
- moral probity
- 道德操守;品格正直
- The judge was admired for her moral probity.这位法官因道德操守而受到尊敬。
- intellectual probity
- 学术诚信;治学诚实
- His intellectual probity made him reluctant to publish unverified results.他的学术诚信使他不愿发表未经核实的结果。
- financial probity
- 财务廉洁;经济上的正直
- The treasurer was praised for his financial probity.财务主管因其财务廉洁而受到表扬。
- personal probity
- 个人正直;个人品德
- Her personal probity was beyond question.她的个人正直毋庸置疑。
- unimpeachable probity
- 无可指摘的正直;完美操守
- He was a man of unimpeachable probity.他是一个无可指摘的正直之人。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 probity 拆成 probe(审查)+ ty,想象被严厉调查也绝不撒谎,这就是诚实正直的品格。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式书面语、道德或职业操守讨论 probity 多用于正式书面语,尤其在谈论道德、诚信或职业操守时,比较常见于法律、学术或正式评论中,日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 probity /ˈprəʊbəti/ 完全押韵。probe、probably、probability 只共享开头的拼写 prob-,但元音或重音不同(probe 读 /prəʊb/,probably 的 o 读 /ɒ/,probability 重音在 -bil-)。property、poverty、integrity 只是结尾拼写相似,读音中元音和辅音都不一样,注意不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.