プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
いさぎよい【潔い】
frank; open-hearted
潔く謝る
apologize 「with good grace [gracefully]
潔くあきらめよう
I will give (it) up 「with good grace [without any unseemly fuss].
潔く自分の過ちを認めた
〔正直に〕He frankly admitted his error.／〔男らしく〕He admitted his error like a man.
彼は潔く死んだ
He died a noble death.／He died honorably.
あの人は負けるときは潔く負ける
He is a good loser.