morals
morals — 名詞
1. the beliefs and standards that guide a person or group in deciding what behaviou
道德觀；操守
判斷行為對錯的標準與看法
the beliefs and standards that guide a person or group in deciding what behaviour is acceptable or unacceptable
Jisoo's morals would not let her keep the wallet she found on the bus.
Jisoo 的道德觀不允許她把在公車上撿到的皮夾占為己有。
someone's morals would not let + person + verb
The scandal damaged voters' trust in the mayor's morals before the election.
那場醜聞在選舉前損害了選民對市長操守的信任。
trust in someone's morals
After years abroad, Sana still lived by the strict morals of her community.
在國外住了多年後，Sana 仍照著她社群裡嚴格的道德觀生活。
The play asks whether public morals should guide what schools can teach.
那齣戲提出疑問：社會的道德觀是否應該左右學校能教什麼。
- ethics
more formal and often used for systems of moral thought or professional rules
- values
broader personal beliefs, not only ideas about right and wrong
- principles
stresses firm rules a person tries to follow
- immorality
behaviour that ignores accepted standards of right and wrong
- corruption
dishonest behaviour that shows serious moral failure
文法句型
someone's morals
traditional morals
public morals
用法筆記
Usually used as a plural noun, often after a possessive or adjective, as in someone's morals or traditional morals.