英语词汇“amorally”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Use the adverb amorally to describe something that's done without any thought about whether it's right or wrong. If you wonder why anyone would buy the more expensive "fair trade" coffee, you probably make buying decisions amorally.

When you do something amorally, you do it in an ethically indifferent way, without stopping to contemplate whether it's good or bad. That doesn't mean, as with the word immorally, that what you're doing is wicked, it just means that you're not concerned about the moral consequences of your actions.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

amoral / immoral

Both have to do with right and wrong, but amoral means having no sense of either, like a fish, but the evil immoral describes someone who knows the difference, doesn't care, and says "mwah ha ha" while twirling a mustache.

If you are amoral, you're not a jerk, you just don't know that what you're doing is wrong. In the 1800s, Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (among other treasures), coined the word amoral to differentiate from immoral. Amoral is generally more descriptive, rather than judgmental:

In an age enamored of machines, life becomes amoral, without moral bearings, devoid of moral categories. (Edith Sizoo)

Amoral nature committed the crime "the man" could not. (Eye for Film)

Immoral is having no morality, being wicked or evil. If you are immoral, you know what society considers right and wrong, yet you do wrong anyway. It's a judgment, no doubt:

The bankers who took millions while destroying people's savings: greedy, selfish, and immoral. (Business Week)

At best, it is in bad taste and worse, flatly immoral. (Scientific American)

If you call someone immoral, you are saying that person knows better. If you call him amoral, you are saying that person does wrong but doesn't understand that it is wrong. It can be a fine line, other times it's clear: If a giant wave turns your boat over, that wave isn't being mean, it's amoral. If another boat rams into you and does the same thing, that is an immoral act, especially if the immoral captain laughs instead of helping you out of the water.

WORD FAMILY

amoral: amoralism, amorality, amorally+/amoralism: amoralist/amoralist: amoralists/immoral: immorality, immorally/immorality: immoralities/moral: amoral, immoral, moralise, moralism, morality, moralize, morally, morals/moralisation: moralisations/moralise: moralisation, moralised, moralises, moralising/moralism: moralisms, moralist/moralist: moralists/moralistic: moralistically/morality: moralistic, moralities/moralization: moralizations/moralize: moralization, moralized, moralizes, moralizing/moralizing: moralizings

USAGE EXAMPLES

The new episodes are just as amorally hilarious.

New York Times(Apr 21, 2016)

The portrayal of German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl as amorally ambitious while shooting her documentary about the ’36 Olympics might also pique teen interest.

Washington Post(Feb 17, 2016)

When we think seriously about foreign policy we think amorally.

Forbes(Dec 19, 2014)

adv without regard for morality

Syn|Ant

immorally

morally, virtuously

in a moral manner

单词	amorally
释义	amorally (once / 1688473 pages) adv Use the adverb amorally to describe something that's done without any thought about whether it's right or wrong. If you wonder why anyone would buy the more expensive "fair trade" coffee, you probably make buying decisions amorally. When you do something amorally, you do it in an ethically indifferent way, without stopping to contemplate whether it's good or bad. That doesn't mean, as with the word immorally, that what you're doing is wicked, it just means that you're not concerned about the moral consequences of your actions. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS amoral / immoral Both have to do with right and wrong, but amoral means having no sense of either, like a fish, but the evil immoral describes someone who knows the difference, doesn't care, and says "mwah ha ha" while twirling a mustache. If you are amoral, you're not a jerk, you just don't know that what you're doing is wrong. In the 1800s, Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (among other treasures), coined the word amoral to differentiate from immoral. Amoral is generally more descriptive, rather than judgmental: In an age enamored of machines, life becomes amoral, without moral bearings, devoid of moral categories. (Edith Sizoo) Amoral nature committed the crime "the man" could not. (Eye for Film) Immoral is having no morality, being wicked or evil. If you are immoral, you know what society considers right and wrong, yet you do wrong anyway. It's a judgment, no doubt: The bankers who took millions while destroying people's savings: greedy, selfish, and immoral. (Business Week) At best, it is in bad taste and worse, flatly immoral. (Scientific American) If you call someone immoral, you are saying that person knows better. If you call him amoral, you are saying that person does wrong but doesn't understand that it is wrong. It can be a fine line, other times it's clear: If a giant wave turns your boat over, that wave isn't being mean, it's amoral. If another boat rams into you and does the same thing, that is an immoral act, especially if the immoral captain laughs instead of helping you out of the water. WORD FAMILY amoral: amoralism, amorality, amorally+/amoralism: amoralist/amoralist: amoralists/immoral: immorality, immorally/immorality: immoralities/moral: amoral, immoral, moralise, moralism, morality, moralize, morally, morals/moralisation: moralisations/moralise: moralisation, moralised, moralises, moralising/moralism: moralisms, moralist/moralist: moralists/moralistic: moralistically/morality: moralistic, moralities/moralization: moralizations/moralize: moralization, moralized, moralizes, moralizing/moralizing: moralizings USAGE EXAMPLES The new episodes are just as amorally hilarious. New York Times(Apr 21, 2016) The portrayal of German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl as amorally ambitious while shooting her documentary about the ’36 Olympics might also pique teen interest. Washington Post(Feb 17, 2016) When we think seriously about foreign policy we think amorally. Forbes(Dec 19, 2014) adv without regard for morality Syn\|Ant immorally morally, virtuously in a moral manner
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