upstandingadj.
英 ʌp'stændɪŋ | 美 ,ʌp'stændɪŋ
中文adj. 良好的；正直的；直立的；姿势笔直的
词根词源
upstanding (adj.)14c., altered from or replacing Old English upstandene, in the literal sense, from up (adv.) + standing (see stand (v.)); see -ing (2). Figurative sense of "honest" is attested from 1863. A verb upstand "stand up, be erect, rise" is recorded from c. 1200.
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