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。

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.

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。