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morality

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adj.道德的 n.道德

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名词复数:moralities

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mor=custom(风俗;习惯)

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morality


/mə'rælətɪ; mə`rælətɪ/
n
1 [U] principles of good behaviour 美德; 道德; 道义; 伦理
*matters of public/private morality 公共的[个人的]道德问题
* Have standards of morality improved? 道德标准是否已有所改进?
2 [U] (degree of) conforming to moral principles; goodness or rightness 道德原则; 道德性; 道义性; 正当性
*discuss the morality of abortion 讨论堕胎的道德性.
3 particular system of morals 道德体系
*Muslim, Hindu, Christian, etc morality 回教的、印度教的、基督教的道德规范.

morality


n[U]
beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong and about how people should behave
 sexual morality
public/private/personal morality
 the decline in standards of personal morality
 The authorities are protectors of public morality.
conventional/traditional morality
 a lack of concern for conventional morality
the degree to which something is right or acceptable
morality of
 a discussion on the morality of abortion
1. We talked about the morality of fox-hunting.
    我们谈论了猎狐的道德性。

2. They understood instinctively that integrity involves having a personal standard of morality and boundaries that does not sell out to convenience and that is not relative to the situation at hand.
    他们生来就认为,所谓正直,就是有自己的道德界定标准,既不贪财图利,也不因所处的环境而妥协。

3. Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality,
    虽然人类有智力和道德上没有得到普遍提高,

4. A life of principle, of not yielding to the tempting attractions of an easy morality, will always win the day.
    在生活中如果能坚持原则,抵制住放松道德标准的种种诱惑,那你就会永远立于不败之地。

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