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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mo·ral·i·ty /məˈræləti/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 1 GOOD/MORALbeliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong and about how people should behave 道德；道德观 sexual morality 性道德观public/private/personal morality the decline in standards of personal morality 个人道德标准的下降 The authorities are protectors of public morality. 当权者是公众道德的捍卫者。conventional/traditional morality a lack of concern for conventional morality 对传统道德观的漠视2 GOOD/MORALthe degree to which something is right or acceptable 道德性；道义性；正当性 OPP immoralitymorality of a discussion on the morality of abortion 关于堕胎是否符合道德标准的讨论Examples from the Corpus
morality• Gilligan sees this as a morality of responsibility that stands apart from the morality of rights underlying Kohlberg's conception.• Christian morality• Yet we have already noted how, in terms of poetic justice for instance, fabliau morality is often conventional in precisely these terms.• This implies that there is a principle apart from morality on which morality itself can be founded.• Prosperity, tranquility, honesty, morality, decency, normality and on-time airline arrivals do not make news.• Men had all the power in the state and therefore made both its laws and its morality.• He would learn morality by observing people's reactions when he performed unsocial actions; but he would never be punished.• Anyone who carried out such an attack obviously has no morality whatsoever.• The double standard of morality relied upon this separation between the public and the private.• Some leaders have blamed television for the decline in standards of morality.• Victorian commentators were very concerned about public morality generally.• Monogamy and sexual morality are extremely important to conservatives in the age of AIDS.• I think we should question the morality of turning away refugees.• But a small, growing school of Catholic intellectuals argue that natural theology actually supports the morality of homosexual unions.public/private/personal morality• Prior to the 1830s, personal morality had not been seen as necessary for political eminence.• In direct criticism of Wolfenden, he argues that one can not make a simple distinction between public and private morality.• Civic institutions were therefore the public expression of private morality.• I choose that name to show its connection to a parallel ideal of personal morality.• I say this for Depardieu's own good-and in the interests of public morality.• The Town Council was then, as now, very strict in the matter of public morality.• This suggests that the privatization of personal morality is well on its way.• This is where the recent history of law's withdrawal from the regulation of private morality provides a useful perspective.morality of• There was a heated discussion on the morality of abortion.mo·ral·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
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mo‧ral‧i‧ty /məˈræləti, məˈrælɪti/
noun [uncountable]
sexual morality
public/private/personal morality
the decline in standards of personal morality
The authorities are protectors of public morality.
conventional/traditional morality
a lack of concern for conventional morality
2. the degree to which something is right or acceptable
OPP immorality
morality of
a discussion on the morality of abortion
▪ morals all of the basic ideas that a person or group of people has about what is morally good and right: The man has no morals at all. | He felt that society's morals were declining, as shown by increases in public drunkenness and violence.
▪morality ideas about what is right and wrong, and what is acceptable behaviour - used when talking about whether it is right to do a particular thing, or when talking about moral standards generally: Several advisers had very different views on the morality of the action (=on whether it was morally right). | They wanted to ban the film, on the grounds of protecting public morality.
▪ethics moral rules for deciding what is right and wrong - often used about this as a subject that people study and discuss: Doctors must follow a strict code of ethics. | I'm not sure about the ethics of using human embryos for research (=I'm not sure that it is morally right).
▪principles moral rules or beliefs about what is right and wrong, which make you decide what you should and should not do: He stuck to his principles and spoke out against injustice, despite the risks. | It's against their principles to kill any living thing.
▪values your ideas about what is important in life: During the 1960s, many young people rejected their parents' values. | He stressed the importance of spiritual values.
▪scruples beliefs about what is right and wrong that prevent you from doing bad things: She had no scruples about listening to their private conversation. | My scruples would not allow me to interfere in their relationship.
mo‧ral‧i‧ty /məˈræləti, məˈrælɪti/
noun [uncountable] Word Family: noun: moral, morals, morality ≠ immorality, moralist, amorality; adjective: moral ≠ immoral, amoral, moralistic; verb: moralize; adverb: morally ≠ immorally
1. beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong and about how people should behave: public/private/personal morality
conventional/traditional morality
2. the degree to which something is right or acceptable
OPP immorality
morality of
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