Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
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n. 道德;道德准则;品德高尚的行为;道德观;
💡 mor 道德+ ality 表示状态、情况、性质 → n. 道德,(行为等的)道德性;德行,品行;道德观,道德规范
"Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?"
我们为提倡伦理道德所做的努力能够战胜邪恶的力量 吗 ?
近义:morals, ethic, ethics
反义:immodesty, impudicity, indecency, iniquity, nefariousness, obscenity
adv. 简单地,朴素地;(引出概括或解释)不过,仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
💡 sim一次 + ply 折叠 →折一次 → ad.简单地;朴素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
这架时钟纯属摆设,它再也不走了。
近义:just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反义:elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly