| 单词 | ethos |
| 释义 | ethos (once / 11773 pages) n Ethos, a noun, is the fundamental set of beliefs that you, or a society, or group live by. A free spirit might live by the ethos of "anything goes." The noun ethos refers to how you, or a group, or a society chooses to live and is the particular rules and characteristic values that organize people. This also means that a different group might have a different ethos. An example is that in some cultures the individual is highly valued while in others the group might be considered central. In literary studies ethos has a moral element attached to it but sociology describes ehos. WORD FAMILYethos USAGE EXAMPLESHe sees an ethos of patience and respect. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) The diverse and inclusive ethos, as well as the charming, girly-reclamation aesthetic of Rookie, seem to be a blueprint for Teen Vogue’s revised mission statement. Salon(Dec 24, 2016) Such an ethos protects against dogmatism and groupthink, which are toxic to the health of any intellectual community. Wall Street Journal(Dec 18, 2016) n (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era the Greek ethos Hyper attribute an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity |
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