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.
实用例句
1. You look like a nice upstanding young man.
你看起来像是一个正直的好青年。
来自柯林斯例句
2. an upstanding member of the community
群体中正直的一分子
来自《权威词典》
3. In front of his house are two upstanding trees.
他房子前长着两棵挺拔的树.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He is a decent upstanding young man.
他是一个正派诚实的年轻人.
来自辞典例句
5. It must be shown , however , that all upstanding Germans become Nationalist Socialists.
