morality 英 [məˈræləti]   美 [məˈrælɪti, mɔ-]

morality

morality  英 [məˈræləti] 美 [məˈrælɪti, mɔ-]

n. 道德;品行,美德 

名词复数:moralities 

  • Morality is a concern with what’s right or wrong. Your sense of morality prevents you from cheating on your school exams, on your taxes, or on your spouse.
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  • n. 道德;品行,美德
  • 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.
mor·al·ity / məˈræləti ; NAmE məˈræləti / noun ( plural mor·al·ities ) 1 [uncountable ] principles concerning right and wrong or good and bad behaviour 道德;道德准则;道义 matters of public/private morality 公众╱个人道德问题 Standards of morality seem to be dropping. 道德标准似乎在下降。 2 [uncountable ] the degree to which sth is right or wrong, good or bad, etc. according to moral principles 合乎道德的程度 a debate on the morality of abortion 有关堕胎是否道德的辩论 3 [uncountable ,  countable ] a system of moral principles followed by a particular group of people 道德规范;道德体系 SYN ethics compare immorality morality moralities mor·al·ity / məˈræləti ; NAmE məˈræləti /
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