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morally
mor·al M0417500 (môr′əl, mŏr′-)adj.1. Of or concerned with the judgment of right or wrong of human action and character: moral scrutiny; a moral quandary.2. Teaching or exhibiting goodness or correctness of character and behavior: a moral lesson.3. Conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous: a moral life.4. Arising from conscience or the sense of right and wrong: a moral obligation.5. Having psychological rather than physical or tangible effects: a moral victory; moral support.6. Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence: a moral certainty.n.1. The lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an event.2. A concisely expressed precept or general truth; a maxim: likes to follow the moral "To each, his own."3. morals Rules or habits of conduct, especially of sexual conduct, with reference to standards of right and wrong: a person of loose morals; a decline in the public morals.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mōrālis, from mōs, mōr-, custom; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]
mor′al·ly adv.Synonyms: moral, ethical, virtuous, righteous
These adjectives mean in accord with right or good conduct. Moral applies to personal character and behavior: "Our moral sense dictates a clearcut preference for these societies which share with us an abiding respect for individual human rights" (Jimmy Carter).
Ethical stresses idealistic standards of right and wrong: "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants" (Omar Bradley).
Virtuous implies moral excellence and loftiness of character: "The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous" (Frederick Douglass).
Righteous emphasizes moral uprightness; when it is applied to actions, reactions, or impulses, it often implies justifiable outrage: "It was righteous anger that motivated letters written by whistle-blowing employees" (Sandra P. Thomas).Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | morally - with respect to moral principles; "morally unjustified" | | 2. | morally - in a moral manner; "he acted morally under the circumstances"virtuouslyamorally, immorally - without regard for morality; "he acted immorally when his own interests were at stake" |
Translationsmoral (ˈmorəl) adjective of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour. high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life. 有道德的 有道德的，道德上的 noun the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story. The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay. 寓意 寓意ˈmorally adverb 道德上 道德上moˈrality noun 道德 道德morals noun plural one's principles and behaviour. He has no morals and will do anything for money. 品德 道德，品德 EncyclopediaSeemoralmorally
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