moral
道德,道德的,道义上的,道德上
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Definitions
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- : of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
- : expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right conduct, as a speaker or a literary work.
- : founded on the fundamental principles of right conduct rather than on legalities, enactment, or custom: moral obligations.
- : capable of conforming to the rules of right conduct: a moral being.
- : conforming to the rules of right conduct: a moral man.
- : virtuous in sexual matters; chaste.
- : of, relating to, or acting on the mind, feelings, will, or character: moral support.
- : resting upon convincing grounds of probability; virtual: a moral certainty.
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- : the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
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Examples
The report stands out in that it doesn’t explicitly discuss moral and ethical issues related to CRISPR babies.
Those in the private sector have a moral responsibility to do the right thing not just by shareholders, but also by the stakeholders whose lives they impact—employees, consumers, and the communities in which they operate.
Plato’s student Aristotle tried to bring Platonism down to earth, and grounded moral value in the essential nature of organisms.
That’s why I’m here, to fulfill my moral obligation as a meat eater.
Biohackers, true to its promise, manages to lightly touch upon a few related ethical and moral questions, like genetic modification of stem cells, access to advanced gene therapies, as well as privacy and consent surrounding genomic data.
The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.
Bratton might have said something that was closer to a real-world moral equivalence.
That had to give them an enormous reservoir of moral strength and solace.
But it remains a moral crime to vilify good cops who have made the city safe, saving thousands of lives.
For far too long, we have been coasting on a moral authority to which we long ago lost any clear title.
Everything is topsy-turvy in Europe according to our ideas, and they don't have what we call "men" over here.