morality

morality
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour
    （区分是非、善恶的）道德准则
    ■behaviour as it is affected by the observation of these principles
    遵守道德准则的行为，操守，品德
    the past few years have seen a sharp decline in morality.
    在过去的几年中道德状况急剧下降。
    ■[count noun]a particular system of values and principles of conduct, especially one held by a specified person or society
    （尤指特定社会或人的）道德观
    a bourgeois morality.
    资产阶级道德观。
    ■the extent to which an action is right or wrong
    （行为）道德性
    behind all the arguments lies the issue of the morality of the possession of nuclear weapons.
    引起所有这些争论的问题是拥有核武器是否道德。
    ■behaviour or qualities judged to be good
    德行，美德
    they saw the morality of equal pay.
    他们明白同工同酬的美德。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French moralite or late Latin moralitas, from Latin moralis (see moral)
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