Unit2 Morals and Virtues单词讲义-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Unit2单词讲义 moral (形容词) 中文意思：道德的，伦理的 英文释义：relating to principles of right and wrong behavior 词源：来自拉丁语 "mores"，意为习俗、风俗 例句：It is not always easy to make a moral decision. 固定搭配：moral standards, moral values, moral compass 近义词：ethical, virtuous, upright virtue (名词) 中文意思：美德，优点 英文释义：a good quality or characteristic of a person 词源：来自拉丁语 "virtus"，意为力量、勇气 例句：Honesty is a virtue that should be valued in all people. 固定搭配：moral virtue, intellectual virtue, physical virtue 近义词：merit, goodness, excellence dilemma (名词) 中文意思：困境，进退两难的局面 英文释义：a situation in which a difficult choice must be made between two bad things 词源：来自希腊语 "dēlēma"，意为提出问题、难题 例句：She was in a dilemma about whether to accept the job offer or continue her education. 固定搭配：be in a dilemma, face a dilemma, ethical dilemma 近义词：predicament, quandary, conundrum moral dilemma (名词) 中文意思：道德困境，伦理困境 英文释义：a situation in which a difficult choice must be made between two options that are both considered morally acceptable or unacceptable 词源：由 "moral" 和 "dilemma" 组成，表示在道德方面的困境或难题 例句：The doctor faced a moral dilemma when he had to decide whether to reveal the patient's medical history. 固定搭配：face a moral dilemma, ethical dilemma, personal moral dilemma 近义词：ethical dilemma, moral quandary, moral predicament faint (形容词/动词) 中文意思：微弱的，晕倒的 英文释义：(adjective) weak or indistinct; (verb) lose consciousness briefly 词源：来自古英语 "feallen"，意为倒下、昏倒 例句：She felt faint from hunger and exhaustion. (形容词) He fainted after standing for hours without food or water. (动词) 固定搭配：faint heart, faint hope, faint smile 近义词：feeble, weak, dizzy illustrate (动词) 中文意思：说明，举例说明 英文释义：to explain or make something clear by giving examples or pictures 词源：来自拉丁语 "illustrare"，意为照亮、阐明 例句：The teacher used diagrams to illustrate the concept of photosynthesis. precious 词性：形容词 中文意思：珍贵的，贵重的 英文释义：having great value or high quality; very important 词源：来自拉丁语pretiosus，意为“有价值的” 例句：The necklace is made of precious stones. 固定搭配：precious metals（贵金属），precious time（宝贵的时间） 近义词：valuable, priceless, co