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amoral

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·mor·al /eɪˈmɒrəl, æ- $ eɪˈmɔː-, -ˈmɑː-/ adjective  BAD PERSONhaving no moral standards at all 毫无道德观念的,没有道德的 OPP moral immoral a completely amoral person 毫无道德观念的人amorality /ˌeɪmɒˈræləti, ˌæ- $ ˌeɪmə-/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
amoralFor some one who appeared so gleefully wicked and amoral, Cleo seemed surprisingly dim when it came to character judgment.Only Humphrey Bogart, in his later years, could bring the right sort of edge to this amoral, curmudgeonly character.an amoral, greedy businessmanGuy was greedy, amoral, obsessed with power and self-gratification.The completely technocratic and amoral society emerges, able to manipulate anything but appreciate nothing; a desert of the mind.His soulless eyes are narrowed and sullen, and his arch goatee recalls an amoral Transylvanian count.
a·mor·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
having no standards at moral Corpus all


amoral
amoral /eɪˈmɒrəl, æ- $ eɪˈmɔː-, -ˈmɑː-/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: moral, morals, moralityimmorality, moralist, amorality; adjective: moralimmoral, amoral, moralistic; verb: moralize; adverb: morallyimmorally
having no moral standards at all
   OPP  moralimmoral:
    a completely amoral person
—amorality /ˌeɪmɒˈræləti, ˌeɪmɒˈrælɪti, ˌæ- $ ˌeɪmə-/ noun [uncountable]


amoralBrE /ˌeɪˈmɒrəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌeɪˈmɔːrəl/ 🔊 adjectivenot following any moral rules and not caring about right and wrong 不关道德的;不遵守道德准则的   compare immoral, moral adjective amor·al·ity BrE /ˌeɪməˈræləti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌeɪməˈræləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]