喜樂美語

核心畫面

A line running straight up from the ground at a right angle to it — not leaning, not bent over, not lying flat.

可以想成一條從地面直直往上拉的線，跟地面成九十度：既沒有歪、沒有倒、也沒有躺平。字面上就是 up（往上）加 righ…更多收起可以想成一條從地面直直往上拉的線，跟地面成九十度：既沒有歪、沒有倒、也沒有躺平。字面上就是 up（往上）加 right（正、直），合起來剛好就是這個畫面。這個字的每個用法，都是把這條「立著、不彎」的線放到不同的東西上——一根柱子、一個人的背，或一個人的品行。

原始詞典資料22 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Uprightname

  • 1

    A surname.

uprightadj/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

  • 1

    Vertical; erect.

    • Fab[ell]: What meanes the tolling of this fatall chime, // O what a trembling horror ſtrikes my hart! // My ſtiffned haire ſtands vpright on my head, // As doe the briſtles of a porcupine.
    • Supported by pillows, ſhe ſat almoſt upright.
  • 2

    In its proper orientation; not overturned.

    • My brother didn't get angry when his son knocked over the lamp; he simply called the boy over and helped him set it upright again.
  • 3

    Greater in height than breadth.

  • 4

    ethicshuman-sciencesphilosophyOf good morals; reliable and trustworthy; practicing ethical values.

    • There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
  • 5

    golfhobbieslifestyleHaving a head at approximately a right angle with the shaft.

uprightadv/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

  • 1

    In or into an upright position.

    • I was standing upright, waiting for my orders.
    • Human locomotion had been presumed unique because we walk upright with two legs. When investigators led by Nadia Dominici analyzed the electrical activities produced by walking toddlers, preschoolers, and adults as well as newborns that were held upright and prodded to walk along a surface, however, they saw that we essentially follow the same chain of motor commands as several other animals, including rats, cats, monkeys, and guinea fowl.
  • 2

    hobbieslifestylesportsOn one's feet (as opposed to in a wheelchair).

    • Amputee hockey is played upright.

uprightnoun/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

  • 1

    Any vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support.

    • On the change in architectural forms from the pyramidal to the obeliscar, the fires were transferred from the altars, or cubes, to the summits of the typical uprights, or towers; […]
  • 2

    ball-gamesgameshobbiesAny vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support.

    • Chelsea improved, with Salomon Kalou denied by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and Didier Drogba hitting the upright.
  • 3

    American-footballball-gamesfootballAny vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support.

  • 4

    slangAny vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support.

  • 5

    Any vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support.

    • Coordinate term: ridge
  • 6

    Something characterized by verticality.

    • Can you fix that? It's out of upright.
  • 7

    Something characterized by verticality.

  • 8

    obsoletedialectalhobbieshuntinglifestyleSomething characterized by verticality.

uprightverb/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

  • 1

    To set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。