morals

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  • n. 道德

TEM4CET4中频词畅通词汇

英英释意


1. motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

英文词源


morals (n.)
"a person's moral qualities," 1610s, plural of moral (n.).

同义词辨析


morals, morality, ethics

这些名词均含"道德"之意。

morals: 多用于实践方面,指按习惯或社会公认的道德标准,尤指男女之间关系的道德。

morality: 指符合道德标准的行为

,或用道德标准衡量某事,既指社会的又指个人的道德。

ethics: 多用于伦理方面,指符合于伦理学中所指的好的行为,常指公平正真地对人对事的品德。

考试真题


Russell argues that as robots take on more complicated tasks, it's necessary to translate our morals into AI language.

2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

实用场景例句


This was a matter less of morals than of expediency.
此举只是权宜之计,不关乎道德问题。

柯林斯例句

a self-appointed custodian of public morals
自封的公共道德的卫道士

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

We must arm the people against the lowering of our morals.
我们必须武装人们的头脑,以防我们的道德标准降低.

《简明英汉词典》

Films like this are a danger to public morals.
这样的电影有害公德.

《简明英汉词典》

The man's morals are rotten to the core.
那个人道德败坏至极.

《简明英汉词典》

In his business affairs he has no morals.
他做生意不讲道德.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He's never done anything injurious to morals.
他从未做过任何伤风败俗的事.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Your partner should respect your opinions, decisions, morals, and values.
你的伴侣应该尊重你的看法, 决定, 道德观和价值观.

超越目标英语 第4册

In the essence of these facts lie the first principles of morals.
这些事实的本质中蕴藏着道德的最基本原则.

英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

Why , he's one of the main pillars of the Confucian Morals Society.
他不是孔教会里的重要分子吗?

汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)

Morals tend to be deeply ingrained.
道德观念往往根深蒂固。

辞典例句

Religious values can often differ greatly from humanistic morals.
宗教价值观常常和人本主义道德观相去甚远。

辞典例句

In fact the morals of the affair weighed lightly upon her.
事实上,这桩事情的道德方面她觉得无足轻重.

辞典例句

About morals , I mean , of course, you can't beat the old duffer.
道德方面的问题, 你当然糊弄不了那笨蛋.

辞典例句

He is lax in his morals.
他品行不检.

辞典例句