righteously
righteously — adverb
1. behaving honestly and fairly because it aligns with your moral or religious valu
behaving honestly and fairly because it aligns with your moral or religious values — choosing to do good even when it is difficult
The judge acted righteously when she refused to accept a bribe from the defendant's family.
collocation: act + righteously
Hassan lived righteously by donating part of his salary to charity each month.
collocation: live + righteously
The charity dealt righteously with both its donors and the communities it served.
Yumi raised her children righteously, teaching them to tell the truth and help others.
The old farmer lived righteously, sharing his harvest with neighbours who had less.
- justly
emphasises fairness and deserved treatment
- virtuously
stresses high moral character, often in a religious sense
- ethically
focuses on following a professional or philosophical code of conduct
- morally
more general; can describe any action that aligns with personal principles
- wrongfully
describes actions that are morally or legally incorrect
- immorally
describes actions that violate accepted moral standards
文法句型
righteously + verb
verb + righteously
用法筆記
Commonly used with action verbs such as 'act', 'live', and 'deal' to describe principled conduct. Often appears in religious or ethical contexts.
常見錯誤
2. done or said with complete certainty that your own position is morally superior,
done or said with complete certainty that your own position is morally superior, which tends to strike other people as irritating or arrogant
Manuela righteously declared that her way of recycling was the only correct method.
righteously + declare + that-clause
When the teacher made a small error, Samir righteously pointed it out in front of the class.
Niran righteously told his colleagues that anyone who took a coffee break was simply lazy.
The letter righteously criticized the new policy as if no other view could be valid.
After winning the debate, Ezra righteously claimed that his opponents had done no real research.
- self-righteously
more direct and common synonym for this disapproving sense
- sanctimoniously
stronger disapproval; suggests hypocrisy or pretending to be holy
- smugly
focuses on the satisfied, complacent tone rather than the moral claim
- humbly
contrasts the superiority of this sense with genuine modesty
文法句型
righteously + verb (declaring, claiming, pointing out)
用法筆記
Frequently used with an ironic or critical tone to highlight a character's self-satisfied moral attitude. Common with verbs of speaking: 'declare', 'claim', 'announce', 'point out', 'tell'.