morals
道徳
解説 Definition
morals は moral（道徳、教訓）の複数形で、「道徳」や「善悪についての考え方」を表します。個人や社会が正しい行動を判断するときの価値観について使われます。
Principles or beliefs about what behavior is right and wrong, especially those held by a particular person or society. The plural can also refer to lessons about proper conduct taught by stories or instruction.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
morals は moral の複数形で、語尾が子音 /l/ の後なので -s は /z/ と発音します。単数の a moral は物語の「教訓」も表しますが、複数の morals は主に個人や社会の「善悪の基準・道徳観」です。have strong morals、question someone's morals、teach morals の組み合わせで覚えましょう。
Morals is the plural of moral. Add -s to the base word; after the voiced sound /l/, the ending is pronounced /z/. Keep the number contrast useful: a moral often means one lesson drawn from a story, while a person's morals are the principles used to judge right and wrong. Picture morals as several internal rules guiding conduct. Common combinations include strong morals, personal morals, teach morals, and question someone's morals. Ethics overlaps with morals but often refers to a more formal system or professional code, whereas morals commonly emphasizes personal or social beliefs about good behavior.
例文
His morals are clear.
彼の道徳観ははっきりしています。
The story teaches simple morals.
その物語は分かりやすい道徳を教えています。
Parents often talk with children about morals.
親はよく子どもと道徳について話します。
morals の類義語・関連語
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morals の語源・成り立ち Etymology
morals は moral の複数形で、語源はラテン語 moralis、さらにその元は mos / mores「習慣・ならわし」です。moral や mores と同根で、もとは「人のふるまいに関すること」だったのが、善悪を判断する習慣や規範を表すようになり、道徳の意味になりました。
Morals is the plural form of moral, with the plural ending pronounced /z/. Moral entered English through French and Latin moralis, “concerning manners or character.” Moralis was formed from Latin mos, whose plural mores meant customs, habits, or accepted ways of behaving. The semantic development moved from customary conduct to standards for judging right and wrong. The modern plural morals commonly denotes the principles that guide an individual’s or community’s behavior.
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