morality

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復(fù)數(shù):?moralities;

morality 道德，準(zhǔn)則

來(lái)自moral,道德的，-ity,名詞后綴。引申詞義道德，準(zhǔn)則。

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.
Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to virtue. Where the routine is rigorously proscribed by law, the law, and not the man, must have the credit of the conduct. [William H. Prescott, "History of the Conquest of Peru," 1847]

1. War turns morality inside out: killing and cruelty are virtues.: 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)顛倒是非：殺戮與殘忍成了美德。

2. Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?: 我們?yōu)樘岢珎惱淼赖滤龅呐δ軌驊?zhàn)勝邪惡的力量嗎 ?

3. He has overthrown the basic standards of morality.: 他已摒棄了基本的道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn).