integrity
noun [ U ] uk/ɪnˈteɡ.rə.ti/ us/ɪnˈteɡ.rə.t̬i/
(HONESTY)
C2 approving正直;诚实
the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change
No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity. 没有人怀疑总裁是个光明磊落的人。
someone's artistic, professional, etc. integrity approving （某人的）艺德／职业操守（等等）
someone's high artistic standards or standards of doing their job, and that person's determination not to lower those standards
Keen to preserve his artistic integrity, he refused several lucrative Hollywood offers. 他十分重视保持自己的艺德，几次拒绝了好莱坞报酬丰厚的演出邀请。
Nobody cared more for journalistic integrity than she did.
Staff at the newspaper fought to protect its editorial integrity.
The internet poses a real danger to academic integrity.
He was fired for repeated failures to meet standards of professional integrity.
- More examples
- Lord Fletcher, said the Bishop, was a man of unimpeachable integrity and character.
- His comments cast a slur on the integrity of his employees.
- Her probity and integrity are beyond question.
- I had credited them with more integrity than they showed.
- He was regarded as a man of absolute integrity.
(WHOLE)
formal完整
the quality of being whole and complete
A modern extension on the old building would ruin its architectural integrity. 在古老建筑物上附加扩建的现代建筑会破坏建筑风格的完整统一。