Moral 和 Morale容易被搞混,其实主要是在拼写上,因为不论是在发音还是在英语单词用法上,它们都具有不同的含义。
Moral,形容词,重音在第一个音节上,意味着道德上的或与道德相关的。作为名词时,moral是指由故事或事件教导的课程、教条或原则。
Morale,名词,重音在第二个音节上,意味着精神,态度或士气。
Moral 和 Morale英语单词用法的例句
例1:"She had no fear of hellfire. She was a decent, moral person but she did not believe." (她不怕地狱之火,因为她不相信有地狱的存在,虽然她也是一个体面的,有道德的人。 )- 来源:Thom Jones, "I Want to Live!" 1993
例2:"I admire things with a beginning, a middle, an end--and whenever possible, a moral, too." (我喜欢的事情必须有始有终 - 而且只要有可能,最好是符合道德规范的。) – 来源:Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, 1961
例3:'It seems to me that the only way to strengthen the morale of the people whose morale is worth strengthening, is to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth, even if the truth is horrible." (在我看来,对于那些值得被鼓舞的人来说,鼓励他们士气的唯一方法就是说实话,除了真相其他都不要说,即使真相真的很可怕。) – 来源:BBC news editor R.T. Clark, qtd. by Justin Phillips in C.S. Lewis in a Time of War, 2002
Moral 和 Morale英语单词用法的使用说明
作为名词,moral意味着'道德教训':伊索寓言中的每一个故事中都有一则明确的道德。Morale意味着'心态'或'精神'。
如何用简单英语单词记忆法记住Moral 和 Morale的区别
Rale是中文意思是罗音,军队整顿士气的时候大声喊的口号就有罗音的效果。因此morale就是士气的意思。
Moral可以是模范的role,所以念作模role,即模范的角色,意指道德。
在拼写方面去辨别Moral 和 Morale的区别,e可以代表engage(参与)、effect(产生、达到目的),你需要士气,就是要去做某事,达到某种目的。
Moral 和 Morale英语单词用法的习题
(a) " _____ courage lets you face down the challenges arising from fear, cowardice, or ambiguity. It helps you overcome a desire to flee, duck, waffle, or appease. It gives you the confidence to confront and stand firm." – 来源:Rushworth M. Kidder, Good Kids, Tough Choices. Jossey-Bass, 2010
(b) "The next few days were filled unloading stores and equipment in the continuing rain, which did nothing to improve the _____ of the men." – 来源:Russ A.Pritchard, The Irish Brigade. Running Press, 2004)
答案
Moral
morale