eth·ic
noun OPAL W
/ˈeθɪk/
/ˈeθɪk/
- ethics[plural] moral principles that control or influence a person’s behaviour
道德准则；伦理标准 - professional/business/medical ethics
职业／商业道德；医德 - to draw up a code of ethics
拟定一份道德规范 - He began to question the ethics of his position.
他开始对他的立场是否符合道德准则提出质疑。
- professional/business/medical ethics
- [singular] a system of moral principles or rules of behaviour
道德体系；行为准则 - The ethic of personal achievement is very strong in western societies.
在西方社会，个人成就的道德观念非常强烈。
- The ethic of personal achievement is very strong in western societies.
- ethics[uncountable] the branch of philosophy that deals with moral principles
伦理学；道德学
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting ethics or moral philosophy; also used attributively): from Old French éthique, from Latin ethice, from Greek (hē) ēthikē (tekhnē) ‘(the science of) morals’, based on ēthos ‘nature, disposition’, (plural) ‘customs’.