"the science of morals," c. 1600, plural of Middle English ethik "study of morals" (see ethic). The word also traces to Ta Ethika, title of Aristotle's work. Related: Ethicist.
权威例句
1. It is common to distinguish between personal and social ethics.
个人道德准则和社会道德准则常常不一致。
2. This has made many Americans conclude that business ethics is an oxymoron.
这使得很多美国人断定商业道德是个自相矛盾的说法。
3. It is a question of the relation of ethics to economics.
这是一个伦理学和经济学的关系问题。
4. Refugee workers said such action was a violation of medical ethics.
难民工作者说那种行为是对医德的亵渎。
5. Last, but certainly not least, are the issues of stewardship and ethics.