morality
英 [məˈræləti] 美 [məˈræləti]
| 近义词 | morals 、 conscience 、 ethics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
- n. 道德；品行，美德
词态变化
复数: moralities;
中文词源
morality 道德，准则
来自moral,道德的，-ity,名词后缀。引申词义道德，准则。
英文词源
- morality (n.)
- late 14c., "moral qualities," from Old French moralité "moral (of a story); moral instruction; morals, moral character" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin moralitatem (nominative moralitas) "manner, character," from Latin moralis (see moral (adj.)). Meaning "goodness" is attested from 1590s.
Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to virtue. Where the routine is rigorously proscribed by law, the law, and not the man, must have the credit of the conduct. [William H. Prescott, "History of the Conquest of Peru," 1847]
双语例句
- 1. War turns morality inside out: killing and cruelty are virtues.
- 战争颠倒是非：杀戮与残忍成了美德。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?
- 我们为提倡*道德所做的努力能够战胜邪恶的力量 吗 ?
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He has overthrown the basic standards of morality.
- 他已摒弃了基本的道德标准.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Jacelin is a person of strict morality.
- 杰斯林是个品行极其端正的人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Law and morality are the bulwark of society.
- 法律和道德是社会的防御工具.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》