the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group;
"the Puritan ethic"
"a person with old-fashioned values"
the principle that conduct should be moral
双语例句
Faith undergirds moral principles. 信仰能加强道德原则。
We may make mistakes, but they must never be mistakes which result from faintness of heart or abandonment of moral principle. 我们可能会犯错误,但是它绝对不会是由于缺乏毅力或放弃道德原则而犯的错误。