moral

[英] [ˈmɔ:rəl] [美] [ˈmɔrəl, ˈmɑr-] 生词本

adj.

n.

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1. N-PLURAL 道德(规范);品德;品行 Morals are principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behaviour. 
  • ...Western ideas and morals...

    西方的思想和道德规范

  • They have no morals.

    他们没有一点品行。

2. ADJ 道德上的;道义上的 Moral means relating to beliefs about what is right or wrong. 
  • She describes her own moral dilemma in making the film.

    她讲述了拍摄这部电影过程中她在道义上所面临的两难选择。

  • ...matters of church doctrine and moral teaching.

    教会教义和道德教化的事情

  • ...the moral issues involved in 'playing God'.

    《洛城疑云》中涉及的道德问题

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  • When, if ever, is it morally justifiable to allow a patient to die?...

    如果可能的话,允许病人放弃生命的行为什么时候在道德上可以被接受?

  • Is there really morally any difference between slaughtering a cow for food and a horse for food?

    为获得食物宰杀一头牛与一匹马,从道义上讲真的有区别吗?

3. ADJ (勇气或职责)道义上的;基于道德规范的 Moral courage or duty is based on what you believe is right or acceptable, rather than on what the law says should be done. 
  • The Government had a moral, if not a legal duty to pay compensation.

    政府即使没有法律责任,在道义上也有责任来赔偿。

  • ...his moral courage and sane defence of his philosophy.

    他的道德勇气和对自己观点明智的辩护

4. ADJ-GRADED 有道德的;品行端正的 A moral person behaves in a way that is believed by most people to be good and right. 
  • The people who will be on the committee are moral, cultured, competent people.

    进入委员会的人要品行端正,有文化,有能力。

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  • Art is not there to improve you morally.

    艺术不是用来提升一个人的道德修养的。

5. ADJ (支持)道义上的,精神上的 If you give someone moral support, you encourage them in what they are doing by expressing approval. 
  • Moral as well as financial support was what the West should provide.

    西方国家应该提供道义支持和经济援助。

6. N-COUNT (由故事、事件引出的)道德训诫,寓意 The moral of a story or event is what you learn from it about how you should or should not behave. 
  • I think the moral of the story is let the buyer beware...

    我想这个故事的寓意是提醒购物者当心。

  • The moral is that, once cooked, they look the same and taste every bit as good.

    由此可知,烹饪后,它们的味道和品相都别无二致。

7.   moral victory→see: victory
Noun

1. the significance of a story or event;

  • "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"
Adjective

1. relating to principles of right and wrong; i.e. to morals or ethics;

  • "moral philosophy"

2. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles;

  • "moral sense"
  • "a moral scrutiny"
  • "a moral lesson"
  • "a moral quandary"
  • "moral convictions"
  • "a moral life"

3. adhering to ethical and moral principles;

  • "it seems ethical and right"
  • "followed the only honorable course of action"
  • "had the moral courage to stand alone"

4. arising from the sense of right and wrong;

  • "a moral obligation"

5. psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect;

  • "a moral victory"
  • "moral support"

6. based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence;

  • "a moral certainty"

法律

  • 1.道德上的
1. A man of moral integrity does not fear any slanderous attack.
人正不怕影子斜。

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2. Alexander is a man of unquestioned moral rectitude.
亚历山大是个品行端正无瑕的人。

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3. An honest man doesn't do anything underhand.; A man of moral integrity never resorts to deception.; An upright man will never hit under the belt.
明人不做暗事。

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4. By declaring him sane, the jury implied that he had a moral sense.
陪审团宣称他神志清醒,是指他有辨明是非的能力。

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5. Ethics deals with moral conduct.
伦理学是研究道德行为的。

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6. He deceived us into believing that he could give us moral support.
他骗得我们相信他能给我们道义上的支持。

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7. He has born intense moral suffering for many years.
他多年来忍受了极大的精神上的煎熬。

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8. He is defective in moral sense.
他不能分辨邪正。

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9. He turns every subject into a moral discussion.
他把每个论题都变成了道德的讨论。

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10. He was considered unfit to hold office because of moral turpitude.
为了道德上的可耻行为,他被认为不适担任公务员。

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11. If a book is hard going, it ought to be good. If it posits a complex moral situation, it ought to be even better.
如果一本书很难读,那么它应该是一本好书;如果它提出了一个复杂的道德状况,那么它就更应该是本好书了。

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12. It is not moral to do so.
这样做是不讲道义的。

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13. It was so clearly a moral fable.
显而易见,这是一篇道德寓言。

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14. Moral beauty ought to be ranked above all other beauty.
品德之美应列于其他美之上。

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15. She is the very moral of her mother.
她非常象她的母亲。

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16. The life of an evil man is a moral negation.
恶人的生命在道德上是无价值的。

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17. The only moral tenet governing the conduct of business in the shop was that the goods should be genuine and the price fair.
货真价实,是商店唯一的道德。

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18. The strength of altruism lies in the fact that altruistic acts undeniably occur in any society and that moral codes universally advocate altruism or benevolence and condemn selfishness.
毫无疑问,利他主义存在于任何社会,而且道德准也普遍提倡利他主义或善良行为,而谴责自私自利。这也正是利他主义具有强大生命力的原因。

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19. There are moral principles by which society coheres.
有些道德法则使社会得以团结一致。

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20. This story contains a profound lesson.; The moral of the story is profound.
这个故事寓有深意。

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