单词 | ethic |
释义 | ethic/ˈɛθɪk /noun [in singular] A set of moral principles, especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct: the puritan ethic was being replaced by the hedonist ethic...
adjective rare Relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these: the ethic question is of wider import...
OriginLate Middle English (denoting ethics or moral philosophy; also used attributively): from Old French éthique, from Latin ethice, from Greek (hē) ēthikē (tekhnē) '(the science of) morals', based on ēthos (see ethos).
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