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

1adjn 2adj

The moral of a story is the lesson that story teaches about how to behave in the world.

Moral comes from the Latin word mores, for habits. The moral of a story is supposed to teach you how to be a better person. If moral is used as an adjective, it means good, or ethical. If you have a strong moral character, you are a good member of society. If someone is a cheat and a liar, you might say, "She is not a moral person."

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

moral / morale

Choose your words:

Moral/Morale of the story: If you became a middle school football coach so you could trick little kids, shame on you.

Posh needed a moral-/morale-boosting win after a couple of insipid home displays and credit to the players for providing it.

In our first sentence, we want a word that means the lesson of the story, especially a lesson of right and wrong. That word is moral. In the plural, it refers to the rules by which one conducts one's life. Some more examples that use moral:

However, here are 10 moral character failings destroying our nation that I feel, like the mayor, we ought to be up in arms about addressing.

Saudi Arabia Blocks Facebook on Moral Grounds, Promptly Unblocks It

The second sentence describes a win that will make the team feel more confident and enthusiastic. Here the choice is morale. If your department or team has a strong sense of common purpose or dedication, your morale is high; if there's a lot of bickering going on and people are quitting the company or just not doing their jobs, morale is low.Some more examples:

Perks keep morale high at Michigan's top workplaces

To improve officer morale, Sheppard said he will repair union relations, address concerns that officer discipline is handled unfairly and solicit more officer input while improving training..

WORD FAMILY

moral: amoral, immoral, moralise, moralism, morality, moralize, morally, morals+/amoral: amoralism, amorality, amorally/amoralism: amoralist/amoralist: amoralists/immoral: immorality, immorally/immorality: immoralities/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

He is a genuine person who lives by a strict moral code, and he expects to be treated fairly.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

It explores how environments whittle away at the soul and morals of the underserved.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

“Modi presented the entire idea of demonetisation as a highly moral act,” he says.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

1adj concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

moral sense
a moral scrutiny
a moral lesson
a moral quandary
moral convictions
a moral life

Syn|Ant

chaste

morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)

good

morally admirable

honorable, honourable

worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

chaste

abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse

clean, clean-living

morally pure

moralistic

narrowly and conventionally moral

righteous

morally justified

incorrupt

free of corruption or immorality

righteous

characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

virtuous

morally excellent

immoral

deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

unchaste

not chaste

evil

morally bad or wrong

debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, fast, libertine, profligate, riotous

unrestrained by convention or morality

disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

scrofulous

morally contaminated

unrighteous

not righteous

wicked

morally bad in principle or practice

2n the significance of a story or event

the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor

Syn|Hyper

lesson

import, meaning, significance, signification

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

adj psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect

a moral victory
moral support

Syn

mental

involving the mind or an intellectual process

单词	moral
释义	moral (once / 48 pages) 1adjn 2adj The moral of a story is the lesson that story teaches about how to behave in the world. Moral comes from the Latin word mores, for habits. The moral of a story is supposed to teach you how to be a better person. If moral is used as an adjective, it means good, or ethical. If you have a strong moral character, you are a good member of society. If someone is a cheat and a liar, you might say, "She is not a moral person." CHOOSE YOUR WORDS moral / morale Choose your words: Moral/Morale of the story: If you became a middle school football coach so you could trick little kids, shame on you. Posh needed a moral-/morale-boosting win after a couple of insipid home displays and credit to the players for providing it. In our first sentence, we want a word that means the lesson of the story, especially a lesson of right and wrong. That word is moral. In the plural, it refers to the rules by which one conducts one's life. Some more examples that use moral: However, here are 10 moral character failings destroying our nation that I feel, like the mayor, we ought to be up in arms about addressing. Saudi Arabia Blocks Facebook on Moral Grounds, Promptly Unblocks It The second sentence describes a win that will make the team feel more confident and enthusiastic. Here the choice is morale. If your department or team has a strong sense of common purpose or dedication, your morale is high; if there's a lot of bickering going on and people are quitting the company or just not doing their jobs, morale is low.Some more examples: Perks keep morale high at Michigan's top workplaces To improve officer morale, Sheppard said he will repair union relations, address concerns that officer discipline is handled unfairly and solicit more officer input while improving training.. WORD FAMILY moral: amoral, immoral, moralise, moralism, morality, moralize, morally, morals+/amoral: amoralism, amorality, amorally/amoralism: amoralist/amoralist: amoralists/immoral: immorality, immorally/immorality: immoralities/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 He is a genuine person who lives by a strict moral code, and he expects to be treated fairly. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) It explores how environments whittle away at the soul and morals of the underserved. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) “Modi presented the entire idea of demonetisation as a highly moral act,” he says. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles moral sense a moral scrutiny a moral lesson a moral quandary moral convictions a moral life Syn\|Ant chaste morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse) good morally admirable honorable, honourable worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect chaste abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse clean, clean-living morally pure moralistic narrowly and conventionally moral righteous morally justified incorrupt free of corruption or immorality righteous characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice virtuous morally excellent immoral deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong unchaste not chaste evil morally bad or wrong debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, fast, libertine, profligate, riotous unrestrained by convention or morality disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation scrofulous morally contaminated unrighteous not righteous wicked morally bad in principle or practice 2n the significance of a story or event the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor Syn\|Hyper lesson import, meaning, significance, signification the message that is intended or expressed or signified 2 adj psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect a moral victory moral support Syn mental involving the mind or an intellectual process
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