英语词汇“moral”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	moral
释义	moral —moral /ˈmɒr.^əl/ aep /ˈmɔːr-/ Ⅰ adjective 1 B2 relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than to laws: » It's her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows.» It is not part of a novelist's job to make a moral judgment.» She was the only politician to condemn the proposed law on moral grounds (= for moral reasons).» The Democrats are attempting to capture the moral high ground (= are trying to appear more honest and good than the other political parties).→ _COMPARE AMORAL(Cf. ↑amoral), IMMORAL(Cf. ↑immoral)Thesaurus⁺: ↑Morality and rules of behaviour 2 C1 behaving in ways considered by most people to be correct and honest: » She's a very moral woman.» Oh, stop being so moral!» Is TV responsible for weakening people's moral fibre (= ability to behave well and honestly and work hard)?Thesaurus⁺: ↑Virtue and moral goodWord Builder:–Nouns: moral, morality, immorality–Adjectives: amoral, immoral, moral–Adverbs: morally • • • Extra Examples:» 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. Ⅱ noun (STANDARDS) morals C2 [plural]► F0 standards for good or bad character and behaviour: » public/private morals» _{OLD-FASHIONED DISAPPROVING} a person of loose morals (= whose character or sexual behaviour is considered unacceptable)Thesaurus⁺: ↑Morality and rules of behaviour Ⅲ noun [C] (MESSAGE) ► F0 The moral of a story, event, or experience is the message that you understand from it about how you should or should not behave: » And the moral of/to the story is that honesty is always the best policy.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Morality and rules of behaviourWord Builder:–Nouns: moral, morality, immorality–Adjectives: amoral, immoral, moral–Adverbs: morally
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