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单词 upstanding
释义 up·stand·ing
\|əp|standiŋ, -aan-, -dēŋ\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of upstanden
1. : standing up especially so as to project : erect
 < kept his upstanding hair and the grin — Edmund Wilson >
 < one of the most upstanding collars in town surmounts a straight coat — Lois Long >
2. : marked by erect carriage : upright
 < a rather upstanding horse with strong closely coupled body — G.M.Rommel >
 < an upstanding stalwart figure of a man — Boston Sunday Herald >
3. : marked by integrity and independence : straightforward
 < a fine upstanding gentleman of the old school — Sinclair Lewis >
up·stand·ing·ness noun -es
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