"in the right" 表示 "正确的;有理的;占理的;站在正义一方的",强调某人的观点、行为或立场符合道理、规则或事实,是 "对的"(对应 "in the wrong",即"错误的;没理的")。
该短语通常与 be 动词 搭配(构成 "be in the right"),或与其他动词(如 prove、find、know 等)连用,在句中作表语或补足语,用于判断对错、争论或纠纷的语境。
直接判断对错:
You are in the right about the meeting time—It's definitely at 2 PM.
(关于会议时间你是对的——肯定是下午2点。)
Don't argue with her; she's clearly in the right here.
(别和她争了,她在这件事上明显占理。)
证明/发现某人有理:
He spent months gathering evidence to prove himself in the right.
(他花了几个月收集证据,证明自己是对的。)
It was later found that the customer was in the right—the shop had sold a defective product.
(后来发现顾客是有理的——商店卖了次品。)
否定形式(没理):
I admit I wasn't in the right to yell at you yesterday.
(我承认昨天对你大喊大叫是我不对。)
They thought they were in the right, but the judge ruled against them.
(他们以为自己有理,但法官判他们输了。)
stand in the right:坚持正确立场
She stood in the right even when everyone opposed her.
(即使所有人都反对她,她仍坚持正确的立场。)
know sb. is in the right:知道某人是对的
I always know my mom is in the right when she gives advice.
(我妈给建议时,我总知道她是对的。)
"in the right" 是表达"正确/有理"的简洁短语,核心是强调立场或行为的合理性,常用于日常对话、争论或法律/判断场景。记住它的反义词是 "in the wrong"(错误/没理),对比记忆更清晰!