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单词 moral
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moral
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒr.əl/us
/ˈmɔːr.əl/
B2
relatingto thestandardsof good orbadbehaviour,fairness,honesty, etc. that eachpersonbelievesin,ratherthan tolaws:
道德的
It's her moralobligationtotellthepolicewhat sheknows.她把所知道的告诉警方是道义上的责任。
It is notpartof a novelist'sjobto make a moraljudgment.小说家并不需要作道德上的评判。
She was the onlypoliticiantocondemntheproposedlawon moralgrounds(= for moralreasons).她是唯一一个从道义上对提议施行的法律进行谴责的政治家。
The Democrats areattemptingtocapturethemoralhighground(= aretryingtoappearmorehonestand good than the otherpoliticalparties).民主党试图显出在道义上占优势。
C1
behavinginwaysconsideredby mostpeopleto becorrectandhonest:
有道德的，品行端正的
She's a very moral woman.她是个品行极为端正的女人。
Oh,stopbeing so moral!哦，别这么一本正经！
Is TVresponsibleforweakeningpeople's moralfibre(=abilitytobehavewell andhonestlyandworkhard)?电视是否对人们的道德品质下降负有责任？
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amoral
immoral
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  • My moraldutyas Secretary-General of theUnitedNationsis to do everythingpossibletoavoidwar.
  • Mygrandmother, asusual,lamentedthedeclinein moralstandardsin today'ssociety.
  • He has verystrongmoralconvictions.
  • How onearthcan you say that? Do you have no moralvalues?
  • There is a very moraltoneto thisbook.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Morality and rules of behaviour
  • antisocial
  • antisocially
  • baseness
  • bioethics
  • by the bookidiom
  • claim
  • ethically
  • ethos
  • honour
  • liberty
  • moral compass
  • moralist
  • morality
  • motto
  • propriety
  • savoury
  • scruple
  • social conscience
  • the rights and wrongsidiom
  • voice
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Virtue and moral good
moral
noun
uk
/ˈmɒr.əl/us
/ˈmɔːr.əl/

moralnoun(STANDARDS)

moralsC2[plural]
standardsfor good orbadcharacterandbehaviour:
道德；品行；道德规范
public/privatemorals公共／个人道德
old-fashioneddisapprovingapersonofloosemorals(= whosecharacterorsexualbehaviourisconsideredunacceptable)放荡的人
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Morality and rules of behaviour
  • antisocial
  • antisocially
  • baseness
  • bioethics
  • by the bookidiom
  • claim
  • ethically
  • ethos
  • honour
  • liberty
  • moral compass
  • moralist
  • morality
  • motto
  • propriety
  • savoury
  • scruple
  • social conscience
  • the rights and wrongsidiom
  • voice
See more results »

moralnoun(MESSAGE)

[C]
The moral of astory,event, orexperienceis themessagethat youunderstandfrom it about how you should or should notbehave:
道德教训；寓意
And the moralofthestoryis thathonestyis always thebestpolicy.这个故事的寓意是：诚实总是上策。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Morality and rules of behaviour
  • antisocial
  • antisocially
  • baseness
  • bioethics
  • by the bookidiom
  • claim
  • ethically
  • ethos
  • honour
  • liberty
  • moral compass
  • moralist
  • morality
  • motto
  • propriety
  • savoury
  • scruple
  • social conscience
  • the rights and wrongsidiom
  • voice
See more results »
(Definition ofmoralfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

moral| American Dictionary

moral
adjective
us
/ˈmɔr·əl,ˈmɑr-/

moraladjective(RIGHT)

relatingtostandardsof goodbehavior,honesty, andfairdealing, orshowinghighstandardsof thistype:
ahighlymoral man
It’s her moralobligationtotellthepolicewhat sheknows.
moral
noun[C]
us
/ˈmɔr·əl,ˈmɑr-/

moralnoun[C](RIGHT)

amessageabout howpeopleshould or should notbehave,containedin astory,event, orexperience:
The moral of thestoryis thathonestyis thebestpolicy.

moralnoun[C](LESSON)

literature
alessonthat can belearnedfrom astory,esp. afableor otherworkofliterature
(Definition ofmoralfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmoral

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Only where both coincide can business be expected to act out ofmoralconcerns for past sins or the future public good.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For similar reasons, we examine attitudes towards gender roles andmoralissues.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In addition to prescribing forms of work to the patient, each of the three models assigns the physician amoralfunction alongside his technical function.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Natural philosophy was supposed to lead tomoralvirtue, to modesty and religious reverence.
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Is the symbolic value of the technology of anymoralrelevance?
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Now, these were the people doing 'moral' things.
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Moraland socio-religious explanations thus jostled for space in a wider teleology of profanation and purification.
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Rights-based arguments founder on the difficulties of transferring a generalmoralclaim of an individual patient to a specific claim against individual physicians.
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Finally, it is in the interest of employees to have ethical care that respects them as persons - in the fullmoralsense of the term.
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An authority that rests on substantivemorallimitations is conceptually possible.
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Nonetheless, it appears thatmoralorthodoxy, as defined by what the public is prepared to accept, is on the side of the animal experimentalists.
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In themoralcase, we can reasonably require agents to inquire into the nature of the situation when deciding what to do.
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So, if it can be the case that a deity's activity cannot account for worlds'moraldifferences, (7a) is false.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Feminist ethicists reject this stance and assert thatmoralphilosophy has to pay attention to the psychological, social and political dimensions of life.
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Out of "idleness," experts generated such "futile" knowledge, and brought about a general dissolution of morals and corruption of taste.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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