moral

noun

1. the significance of a story or event

e.g. the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor

Synonym: lesson

adj

1. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

e.g. moral sense
a moral scrutiny
a moral lesson
a moral quandary
moral convictions
a moral life

2. psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect

e.g. a moral victory
moral support

1. 道德（规范）;品德;品行
Morals are principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behaviour.

moral

e.g. ...Western ideas and morals...
西方的思想和道德规范
e.g. They have no morals.
他们没有一点品行。

2. 道德上的;道义上的
Moral means relating to beliefs about what is right or wrong.

moral

e.g. She describes her own moral dilemma in making the film.
她讲述了拍摄这部电影过程中她在道义上所面临的两难选择。
e.g. ...matters of church doctrine and moral teaching.
教会教义和道德教化的事情

3. （勇气或职责）道义上的;基于道德规范的
Moral courage or duty is based on what you believe is right or acceptable, rather than on what the law says should be done.

e.g. The Government had a moral, if not a legal duty to pay compensation.
政府即使没有法律责任，在道义上也有责任来赔偿。
e.g. ...his moral courage and sane defence of his philosophy.
他的道德勇气和对自己观点明智的辩护

4. 有道德的;品行端正的
A moral person behaves in a way that is believed by most people to be good and right.

moral

e.g. The people who will be on the committee are moral, cultured, competent people.
进入委员会的人要品行端正，有文化，有能力。

5. (支持)道义上的，精神上的
If you give someone moral support, you encourage them in what they are doing by expressing approval.

e.g. Moral as well as financial support was what the West should provide.
西方国家应该提供道义支持和经济援助。

6. (由故事、事件引出的)道德训诫，寓意
The moral of a story or event is what you learn from it about how you should or should not behave.

moral在线翻译

e.g. I think the moral of the story is let the buyer beware...
我想这个故事的寓意是提醒购物者当心。
e.g. The moral is that, once cooked, they look the same and taste every bit as good.
由此可知，烹饪后，它们的味道和品相都别无二致。

7. moral victory -> see victory

1. 道德上的：在我看来,人们从别人那里能够得到的几乎所有教育都是道德上的(moral),而非智力上的(intellectual). 智力教育的主要部分并非获取事实,而是学会如何让事实变得生动. 举例来说,在无用知识(fruitless knowledge)的意义上,我痛恨文化.