moral
柯林斯詞典
1. N-PLURAL Morals are principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behaviour. 道德
...Western ideas and morals. …西方的思想和道德。
2. ADJ Moral means relating to beliefs about what is right or wrong. 道德的[ADJ n]
She describes her own moral dilemma in making the film. 她描述了自己拍攝這部電影時面臨的道德困境。
3. morallyADV 道德上
When, if ever, is it morally justifiable to allow a patient to die?
假如可以的話，什么情況下允許病人放棄生命在道德上是正當(dāng)?shù)模?/p>
4. ADJ Moral courage or duty is based on what you believe is right or acceptable, rather than on what the law says should be done. 道義上的[ADJ n]
The government had a moral, if not a legal, duty to pay compensation. 政府即使沒有法律上的義務(wù)也有道義上的義務(wù)進行賠償。
5. ADJ A moral person behaves in a way that is believed by most people to be good and right. 有道德的
The people who will be on the committee are moral, cultured, competent people. 將要加入委員會的是那些有道德、有文化、有能力的人。
6. morallyADV 道德上地[ADV with v]
Art is not there to improve you morally. 藝術(shù)不是從道德上提升你。
7. ADJ If you give someone moral support, you encourage them in what they are doing by expressing approval. 道義上的 (支持)[ADJ n]
Moral as well as financial support is what the West should provide. 道義上和經(jīng)濟上的支持是西方國家應(yīng)該提供的。
8. N-COUNT Themoral of a story or event is what you learn from it about how you should or should not behave. 道德寓意
I think the moral of the story is let the buyer beware. 我想這個故事的寓意是提醒購買者當(dāng)心。
9. moral victory→see victory
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moral /?m?r?l/ (morals)
劍橋詞典
- relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour , fairness , honesty , etc. that each person believes in, rather than to laws
- My moral duty as Secretary-General of the United Nations is to do everything possible to avoid war .
- My grandmother , as usual , lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society .
- He has very strong moral convictions .
- How on earth can you say that? Do you have no moral values ?
- There is a very moral tone to this book . 返回 moral
道德的
It's her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows . 她把所知道的告訴警方是道義上的責(zé)任。
It is not part of a novelist's job to make a moral judgment . 小說家并不需要作道德上的評判。
She was the only politician to condemn the proposed law on moral grounds (= for moral reasons ). 她是唯一一個從道義上對提議施行的法律進行譴責(zé)的政治家。
The Democrats are attempting to capture the moral high ground (= are trying to appear more honest and good than the other political parties ). 民主黨試圖顯出在道義上占優(yōu)勢。
比較
amoral
immoral
behaving in ways considered by most people to be correct and honest
有道德的，品行端正的
She's a very moral woman. 她是個品行極為端正的女人。
Oh, stop being so moral! 哦，別這么一本正經(jīng)！
Is TV responsible for weakening people's moral fibre (= ability to behave well and honestly and work hard)? 電視是否對人們的道德品質(zhì)下降負有責(zé)任？
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