【根】mor＝custom（風(fēng)俗;習(xí)慣）
道德：社會意識形態(tài)之一，是人們共同生活及其行為的準(zhǔn)則和規(guī)范
“道”是道理，事物的規(guī)律。“德”的本意為順應(yīng)自然。道德：事物的規(guī)律是順應(yīng)自然

moral
relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. which each person believes in, rather than to laws
behaving in ways considered by most people to be correct and honest:
The moral of a story, event or experience is the message which you understand from it about how you should or should not behave
morality
adj. 道德的；精神上的；品性端正的
n. 道德；寓意

例句：
He refused the request on moral grounds.
基于道德上的考慮,他拒絕了這個請求。

moralism
A conventional moral maxim or attitude.
The act or practice of moralizing.
Often undue concern for morality.
n. 道德(主義); 倫理主義; 修身格言; 說教

moralist
A teacher or student of morals and moral problems.
One who follows a system of moral principles.
One who is unduly concerned with the morals of others.
n. 道德家；倫理學(xué)者

moralistic
Characterized by or displaying a concern with morality.
Marked by a narrow-minded morality.
adj. 說教的；道學(xué)的；道德家的；注意道德的

例句：
In the moralistic accents of today’s leaders we hear echoes of a previous generation’s hypocrisy.
在當(dāng)今領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的說教腔調(diào)中,我們感到了上一代人的偽善。

moralize
To think about or express moral judgments or reflections.
To interpret or explain the moral meaning of.
To improve the morals of; reform.
vt. 教化，從道德上解釋；從…引出道德教訓(xùn)
vi. 說教；講道德

例句：
The speaker began moralizing on the right way for people to behave, and his listeners soon lost interest.
演講者開始就人們的正確行為方式進行說教，聽眾很快就喪失了興趣。

morale
The state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks.
n. 道德，品行，士氣：一個人或集體具有的精神狀態(tài)，通過信心、愉快、紀(jì)律和樂于執(zhí)行所分配的任務(wù)來展現(xiàn)

例句：
The army recovered its morale and fighting power.
這支軍隊恢復(fù)了士氣和戰(zhàn)斗力。

morass marsh
An area of low-lying, soggy ground.
Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms
n.沼澤; 困境; 墮落, 陷阱

marsh
An area of soft, wet, low-lying land, characterized by grassy vegetation and often forming a transition zone between water and land.
n.沼澤, 濕地

marine mother 母 海
Of or relating to the sea: marine exploration. Native to, inhabiting, or formed by the sea: marine animals.
Of or relating to shipping or maritime affairs.
Of or relating to sea navigation; nautical: a marine chart. See Synonyms at nautical.
Of or relating to troops that serve at sea as well as on land, specifically the U.S. Marine Corps.
A soldier serving on a ship or at a naval installation. Marine A member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
The mercantile or naval ships or shipping fleet of a country.
The governmental department in charge of naval affairs in some nations.
A painting or photograph of the sea.
adj. 船舶的；海生的；海產(chǎn)的；航海的，海運的
n. 海運業(yè)；艦隊；水兵；（海軍）士兵或軍官

mare
A female horse or the female of other equine species
Any of the large dark areas on the moon or on Mars or other planets.
n. 母馬；母驢；月球表面陰暗部

mere
literary a lake
chiefly British : an expanse of standing water : LAKE, POOL
n. 小湖、池塘或沼澤

例句：
“Sometimes on lonely mountain meres/I find a magic bark”(&b{Tennyson})
“有時在寂靜的山區(qū)小湖中/我發(fā)現(xiàn)一葉神奇的小舟”(坦尼森)

bark
To utter the harsh, abrupt sound of a dog
The tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. It includes all tissues outside the vascular cambium.
A sailing ship with from three to five masts, all of them square-rigged except the after mast, which is fore-and-aft rigged.
A small vessel that is propelled by oars or sails.
n. 吠，吼叫；樹皮，莖皮；【航海學(xué)】三桅帆船 ;[古語、詩歌用語]船；尤指小帆船；輕舟[亦作 barque]

例句：
The bark can be used as medicine.
樹皮可以作藥材。
Dogs always bark at strangers.
狗總是對著陌生人叫。