ethic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.
    — The Protestant work ethic.
  2. The morality of an action.
形容词 adj.
  1. Moral, relating to morals.

词形变化

more ethic comparative most ethic superlative ethick alternative ethics plural ethick alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English etik, from Late Latin ēthicus, from Ancient Greek ἠθῐκός (ēthĭkós).
词源 2
From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French ethique, from Late Latin ēthica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).
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