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单词 unethical
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Definition of unethical in English:

unethical

adjectiveʌnˈɛθɪk(ə)lˌənˈɛθək(ə)l
  • Not morally correct.

    it is unethical to torment any creature for entertainment
    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, breaking the law often starts with unethical behaviour that has gone unnoticed.
    • Still, is it unethical or immoral to bring an extinct species back from the dead?
    • From an environmental point of view, I find eating meat completely unethical.
    • Many acts may look improper and unethical, yet there may have been a good reason for them.
    • Half a dozen newspapers recently have fired reporters for dishonest or unethical reporting.
    • To deprive children of this most basic human right is unethical.
    • To so burden those people, and to continue to burden them, is not only wrong but immoral and unethical.
    • What you are complaining about might have been individual unethical behaviour.
    • There were opposing views on how to protect the public from incompetent and unethical behaviour.
    • The following day, North accused his bosses of appalling, dishonest and unethical behaviour.
    • I have concerns about any unethical behaviour amongst any health professionals.
    • This does not make them unethical, dishonest people in life or their law practice.
    • Widespread as it may be, it is nevertheless a way of thinking that is profoundly amoral, unethical and indeed barbaric.
    • It will be seen as unethical, unprofessional and will affect the decisions made at that level.
    • If one had no way to justify a particular immoral or unethical act, a law was passed to legalize it.
    • Facing the dilemmas of ethical behaviour in a decidedly unethical society is the harder choice.
    • These things may be ethical or unethical, depending on the situation.
    • A business school course in ethics is hardly going to transform an unethical person into an ethical one.
    • Not only was her action a breach of her visa but was highly unethical and morally questionable.
    • And he also has plans to clean up big business by introducing a register of ethical and unethical businesses.
    Synonyms
    immoral, amoral, unprincipled, unscrupulous, dishonourable, wrong, dishonest, deceitful, disreputable, unconscionable, fraudulent, dirty, unfair, underhand, devious, slippery, bad, wicked, evil, sinful, iniquitous, corrupt, depraved, villainous
    unprofessional, improper, unseemly, unworthy, negligent
    informal shady, crooked, not cricket
    British informal dodgy

Derivatives

  • unethically

  • adverbʌnˈɛθɪk(ə)liˌənˈɛθək(ə)li
    • A higher level of moral reasoning, on the other hand, is associated with resisting the temptation to succumb to outside pressures to act unethically.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But most players, even teams, would rather win unethically than lose honestly.
      • If we exclude those individuals who consciously choose to act unethically, we must still ask what motivates people who are ostensibly dedicated to helping mankind to perpetrate injustice.
      • As evidence for this point, consider that illegally or unethically obtained documents have often surfaced in the context of judicial nominations.
      • Businesses competed ruthlessly, sometimes unethically, and corrupted the political system through bribes, kickbacks, and illegal rebates.
 
 

Definition of unethical in US English:

unethical

adjectiveˌənˈɛθək(ə)lˌənˈeTHək(ə)l
  • Not morally correct.

    it is unethical to torment any creature for entertainment
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To so burden those people, and to continue to burden them, is not only wrong but immoral and unethical.
    • Widespread as it may be, it is nevertheless a way of thinking that is profoundly amoral, unethical and indeed barbaric.
    • If one had no way to justify a particular immoral or unethical act, a law was passed to legalize it.
    • Facing the dilemmas of ethical behaviour in a decidedly unethical society is the harder choice.
    • Still, is it unethical or immoral to bring an extinct species back from the dead?
    • I have concerns about any unethical behaviour amongst any health professionals.
    • These things may be ethical or unethical, depending on the situation.
    • A business school course in ethics is hardly going to transform an unethical person into an ethical one.
    • However, breaking the law often starts with unethical behaviour that has gone unnoticed.
    • It will be seen as unethical, unprofessional and will affect the decisions made at that level.
    • What you are complaining about might have been individual unethical behaviour.
    • Many acts may look improper and unethical, yet there may have been a good reason for them.
    • And he also has plans to clean up big business by introducing a register of ethical and unethical businesses.
    • To deprive children of this most basic human right is unethical.
    • The following day, North accused his bosses of appalling, dishonest and unethical behaviour.
    • From an environmental point of view, I find eating meat completely unethical.
    • There were opposing views on how to protect the public from incompetent and unethical behaviour.
    • Half a dozen newspapers recently have fired reporters for dishonest or unethical reporting.
    • Not only was her action a breach of her visa but was highly unethical and morally questionable.
    • This does not make them unethical, dishonest people in life or their law practice.
    Synonyms
    immoral, amoral, unprincipled, unscrupulous, dishonourable, wrong, dishonest, deceitful, disreputable, unconscionable, fraudulent, dirty, unfair, underhand, devious, slippery, bad, wicked, evil, sinful, iniquitous, corrupt, depraved, villainous
 
 
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