The needs of society determine its ethics.
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n. 社会;上流社会;社团;社群;
adj. 上流社会的,社交界的;
💡 socie=social社会+ty表名词 → 社会,社团
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社会憎恶种族主义。
近义:aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反义:personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
vt.& vi. (使)下决心,(使)做出决定;
vt. 决定,确定;判定,判决;使决定;限定;
vi. [主用于法律]了结,终止,结束;
💡 de加强动作+termin界限+e→加强界限→下决心
"An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident."
已展开调查以确定事故原因。
近义:ascertain, pinpoint, decide, appoint, itemize, post
反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, outlaw, proscribe
n. 道德准则;伦理标准 ;
💡 eth=ethic伦理 + ics 名词后缀 → 道德规范
"Last, but certainly not least, are the issues of stewardship and ethics."
最后, 但当然不是微不足道的, 是工作和道德规范的问题.
近义:morality, morals, deontology, ethic
反义:immodesty, impudicity, indecency, iniquity, nefariousness, obscenity