rightly
adverb uk/ˈraɪt.li/ us/ˈraɪt.li/
(MORALLY ACCEPTABLE)
B2 公正地;正当地;合情合理地
behaving in a way that is suitable and acceptable
They quite rightly complained to the manager. 他们向经理投诉,这完全合乎情理。
rightly or wrongly 无论对错;不管怎样
used to mean that something may or may not be morally correct, but it is a fact
Rightly or wrongly, she has been given the post of managing director. 且不要问对错,她反正已经被任命为总经理了。
Intelligence sources, rightly or wrongly, implicated him in the murder of the politician.
A lot of people believe - rightly or wrongly - that this is the best path to financial security.
Rightly or wrongly, she won custody of the children.
Rightly or wrongly, people tend to feel safe in their cars.
- More examples
- He's very concerned about the situation and rightly so.
- She quite rightly felt very cross about how she'd been treated.
- They quite rightly said they wouldn't accept the proposal.
- She quite rightly said she wasn't going to do the extra work.
- James, quite rightly, asked her to moderate her language.
(CORRECTLY)
B2 正确地;确切地
in a correct or exact way
Many people rightly believe that the war is a sham. 很多人认为这场战争只不过是个骗局,这是真知灼见。