新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

ethic

英  [ˈeθɪk]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • ethics

    1[PL 复数] 道德

    Ethics are moral beliefs and rules about right and wrong.

    双语例句

    例:

    Refugee workers said such action was a violation of medical ethics.

    难民工作者称这种行为违背了医学道德。

    例:

    Its members are bound by a rigid code of ethics which includes confidentiality.

    其成员被一套包括保密在内严格的道德准则所约束。

    例:

    the corporate ethics and social responsibility that society expects of business.

    社会所期待的商界的企业道德和社会责任。

    2[PL 复数] 行为准则

    Someone's ethics are the moral principles about right and wrong behaviour that they believe in.

    双语例句

    例:

    He told the police that he had thought honestly about the ethics of what he was doing.

    他告诉警察他确实思考过他所作所为依据的行为准则。

    3[U 不可数名词] 伦理学

    Ethics is the study of questions about what is morally right and wrong.

    双语例句

    例:

    the teaching of ethics and moral philosophy.

    伦理学和道德哲学的教学。

    例:

    Lambert, an ethics professor at Wartburg College, concurs.

    沃特堡学院伦理学教授兰伯特表示赞同。

    4[SING 单数型名词] 道德观念

    An ethic of a particular kind is an idea or moral belief that influences the behaviour, attitudes, and philosophy of a group of people.

    双语例句

    例:

    the ethic of public service.

    公共服务的道德观念。