名詞 ethic:

1. the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
   同義詞：moral principle, value-system, value orientation
2. a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
   同義詞：ethical code

1. Our professional ethic enjoins us to stay uncommitted and report the facts.
   我們的職業(yè)道德要求我們要保持中立，報(bào)道事實(shí)真相。
2. Medical ethics (ie those observed by the medical profession) forbid a doctor to have a love affair with a patient.
   行醫(yī)道德有規(guī)定，禁止醫(yī)生與病人談戀愛。
3. Ethics is a branch of philosophy.
   倫理學(xué)是哲學(xué)的分科。
4. The ethics of his decision are doubtful.
   他的這一決定是否合乎道德規(guī)范值得懷疑。

eth.ic

n.（名詞）

A set of principles of right conduct.
倫理，倫理觀：一套道德原則
A theory or a system of moral values:
道德體系：關(guān)于道德價(jià)值的學(xué)說或體系：
例句：
.An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain.(Gregg Easterbrook)
.是一種貢獻(xiàn)與渴望索取相斗爭(zhēng)的道德體系.(格雷格·伊斯特布魯克)

ethics (used with a sing. verb)The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person; moral philosophy.
ethics （與單數(shù)動(dòng)詞連用）倫理學(xué)，道德學(xué)：研究人所決定的道德選擇和道德普遍本質(zhì)的學(xué)科；道德學(xué)
ethics (used with a sing. or pl. verb)The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession:
ethics （與單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)動(dòng)詞連用）行為準(zhǔn)則：支配個(gè)人或某一行業(yè)中人員的行為法則和行為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：
例句：
medical ethics.
醫(yī)德

來源：
Middle English ethik
中古英語 ethik
from Old French ethique from Late Latin ôthica from Greek ôthika [ethics]
源自 古法語 ethique 源自 后期拉丁語 ôthica 源自 希臘語 ôthika [倫理學(xué)]
and from Latin ôthicô from Greek ôthikô
并源自 拉丁語 ôthicô 源自 希臘語 ôthikô
both from Greek ôthikos [ethical]
都源自 希臘語 ôthikos [倫理的]
from ôthos [character] * see s(w)e-
源自 ôthos [品格，人格] *參見 s(w)e-