If someone is high-minded, they hold themselves — and often other people — to very high moral standards. They care about what is right, not just what is easy or what pays. A high-minded speech is about justice, duty, or doing good, not about winning.

If someone is high-minded如果一個人high-minded（品格高尚）, they hold themselves — and often other people — to very high moral standards他們會用非常高的道德標準要求自己——通常也會這樣要求別人. They care about what is right他們在意什麼是對的, not just what is easy or what pays不只是什麼比較簡單或划算. A high-minded speech is about justice, duty, or doing good一場high-minded的演講談的是正義、責任，或做好事, not about winning不是關於獲勝

The word can be warm, but it can also be a little cool. Sometimes the speaker means “they really try to be good.” Sometimes they mean “they talk as if they are better than the rest of us” — noble on the surface, a bit above the messy real world. You hear it in writing and in serious talk more than in the playground.

The word can be warm, but it can also be a little cool這個字可以是溫暖的，但也可以帶點冷淡. Sometimes the speaker means "they really try to be good."有時候講話的人是說「他們真的努力做個好人」. Sometimes they mean "they talk as if they are better than the rest of us"有時候是說「他們講得好像自己比其他人都高尚」 — noble on the surface, a bit above the messy real world表面上很高貴，有點脫離凌亂的現實世界. You hear it in writing and in serious talk more than in the playground你在寫作和嚴肅的談話裡會聽到它，比在操場上更常見

Though actually, in a newspaper it can be a polite way to say “too noble to be of any use.” It is not the same as high-handed, though the two look alike: high-minded is about morals; high-handed is about power.

Though actually不過其實, in a newspaper it can be a polite way to say "too noble to be of any use."在報紙上它可以是一種客氣的說法，暗指「太高尚以致於沒什麼用」. It is not the same as high-handed它跟high-handed不是同一回事, though the two look alike雖然這兩個字看起來很像: high-minded is about moralshigh-minded講的是道德; high-handed is about powerhigh-handed講的是權力

It is also not a word for “clever.” A person can be high-minded and still get the facts wrong.

It is also not a word for "clever."它也不是形容「聰明」的字. A person can be high-minded and still get the facts wrong一個人可以high-minded，卻還是把事實搞錯