English-Thai Dictionary

ethic

N หลัก จรรยา  หลัก จริยธรรม  morals principle lak-jan-ya-ban

 

ethical

ADJ ตาม หลัก จรรยา  ตาม หลัก จริยธรรม  moral principled tam-lak-jan-ya-ban

 

ethically

ADV อย่าง มี ศีลธรรม 

 

ethics

N จริยศาสตร์  จริยธรรม  ธรรมจริยา  หลักศีลธรรม  ja-ri-ya-suek-sa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ETHIC, ETHICAL

a.[L. ethicus; Gr. manners. ] Relating to manners or morals; treating of morality; delivering precepts of morality; as ethic discourses or epistles.

 

ETHICALLY

adv. According to the doctrines of morality.

 

ETHICS

n.The doctrines of morality or social manners; the science of moral philosophy, which teaches men their duty and the reasons of it. 1. A system of moral principles; a system of rules for regulating the actions and manners of men in society.
Ethiops martial, black oxyd of iron; iron in the form of a very fine powder, and in the first state of calcination.
Ethiops mineral, a combination of mercury and sulphur, of a black color; black sulphuret of mercury.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ETHIC; ETHICAL

Eth "ic, Eth "ic *al, a. Etym: [L. ethicus, Gr. sidus, G. sitte, Skr. svadh, prob. orig. , one's own doing; sva self + dh to set: cf. F. éthique. See So, Do. ]

 

Defn: Of, or belonging to, morals; treating of the moral feelings or duties; containing percepts of morality; moral; as, ethic discourses or epistles; an ethical system; ethical philosophy. The ethical meaning of the miracles. Trench. Ethical dative (Gram. ), a use of the dative of a pronoun to signify that the person or thing spoken of is regarded with interest by some one; as, Quid mihi Celsus agit How does my friend Celsus do

 

ETHICALLY

ETHICALLY Eth "ic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: According to, in harmony with, moral principles or character.

 

ETHICIST

ETHICIST Eth "i *cist, n.

 

Defn: One who is versed in ethics, or has written on ethics.

 

ETHICS

Eth "ics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. éthique. See Ethic. ]

 

Defn: The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics. The completeness and consistency of its morality is the peculiar praise of the ethics which the Bible has taught. I. Taylor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ethic

eth ic |ˈeTHik ˈɛθɪk | ▶noun [ in sing. ] a set of moral principles, esp. ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct: the puritan ethic was being replaced by the hedonist ethic. ▶adjective rare of or relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting ethics or moral philosophy; also used attributively ): from Old French éthique, from Latin ethice, from Greek ( hē ) ēthikē (tekhnē )‘(the science of ) morals, ’ based on ēthos (see ethos ).

 

ethical

eth i cal |ˈeTHikəl ˈɛθəkəl | ▶adjective 1 of or relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these: ethical issues in nursing | ethical churchgoing men. • morally good or correct: can a profitable business be ethical? • avoiding activities or organizations that do harm to people or the environment: an expert on ethical investment | switching to more ethical products | adopt ethical shopping habits | ethical holidays. 2 [ attrib. ] (of a medicine ) legally available only on a doctor's prescription and usually not advertised to the general public. DERIVATIVES eth i cal i ty |ˌeTHəˈkalitē |noun, eth i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb is capitalism ethically justifiable?

 

ethics

eth ics |ˈeTHiks ˈɛθɪks | ▶plural noun 1 [ usu. treated as pl. ] moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior: Judeo-Christian ethics. • the moral correctness of specified conduct: the ethics of euthanasia. 2 [ usu. treated as sing. ] the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles. Schools of ethics in Western philosophy can be divided, very roughly, into three sorts. The first, drawing on the work of Aristotle, holds that the virtues (such as justice, charity, and generosity ) are dispositions to act in ways that benefit both the person possessing them and that person's society. The second, defended particularly by Kant, makes the concept of duty central to morality: humans are bound, from a knowledge of their duty as rational beings, to obey the categorical imperative to respect other rational beings. Thirdly, utilitarianism asserts that the guiding principle of conduct should be the greatest happiness or benefit of the greatest number. DERIVATIVES eth i cist |ˈeTHisist |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

ethic

ethic |ˈɛθɪk | ▶noun [ in sing. ] a set of moral principles, especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct: the puritan ethic was being replaced by the hedonist ethic. ▶adjective rare relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting ethics or moral philosophy; also used attributively ): from Old French éthique, from Latin ethice, from Greek (hē ) ēthikē (tekhnē ) ‘(the science of ) morals ’, based on ēthos (see ethos ).

 

ethical

eth |ic ¦al |ˈɛθɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these: ethical issues in nursing | ethical standards. • morally good or correct: can a profitable business ever be ethical? • avoiding activities or organizations that do harm to people or the environment: an expert on ethical investment | switching to more ethical products | adopt ethical shopping habits | ethical holidays. 2 [ attrib. ] (of a medicine ) legally available only on a doctor's prescription and usually not advertised to the general public. DERIVATIVES ethicality |-ˈkalɪti |noun, ethically adverb is capitalism ethically justifiable?

 

ethics

eth ¦ics |ˈɛθɪks | ▶plural noun 1 [ usu. treated as pl. ] moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an activity: medical ethics also enter into the question. 2 [ usu. treated as sing. ] the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles. Schools of ethics in Western philosophy can be divided, very roughly, into three sorts. The first, drawing on the work of Aristotle, holds that the virtues (such as justice, charity, and generosity ) are dispositions to act in ways that benefit both the person possessing them and that person's society. The second, defended particularly by Kant, makes the concept of duty central to morality: humans are bound, from a knowledge of their duty as rational beings, to obey the categorical imperative to respect other rational beings. Thirdly, utilitarianism asserts that the guiding principle of conduct should be the greatest happiness or benefit of the greatest number. DERIVATIVES ethicist |-sɪst |noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ethical

ethical adjective 1 an ethical dilemma: moral, social, behavioral. 2 an ethical investment policy: moral, right-minded, principled, irreproachable; righteous, high-minded, virtuous, good, morally correct; clean, lawful, just, honorable, reputable, respectable, noble, worthy; praiseworthy, commendable, admirable, laudable; whiter than white, saintly, impeccable, politically correct; informal squeaky clean, PC.

 

ethics

ethics plural noun your so-called newspaper is clearly not burdened by a sense of ethics: moral code, morals, morality, values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, standards (of behavior ), value system, virtues, dictates of conscience.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ethical

ethical adjective 1 there is an ethical dilemma to be faced: moral; social, behavioural; having to do with right and wrong. 2 an ethical investment policy: morally correct, right-minded, right-thinking, principled, irreproachable, unimpeachable, blameless, guiltless; righteous, upright, upstanding, high-minded, virtuous, good, moral; exemplary, clean, law-abiding, lawful; just, honest, honourable, unbribable, incorruptible; scrupulous, reputable, decent, respectable, noble, lofty, elevated, worthy, trustworthy, meritorious, praiseworthy, commendable, admirable, laudable; pure, pure as the driven snow, whiter than white, sinless, saintly, saintlike, godly, angelic; Christianity immaculate, impeccable; informal squeaky clean. ANTONYMS unethical.

 

ethics

ethics plural noun the ethics of journalism: moral code, morals, morality, moral stand, moral principles, moral values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, creed, credo, ethos, rules of conduct, standards (of behaviour ), virtues, dictates of conscience.

 

French Dictionary

éthicien

éthicien éthicienne n. m. et f. Spécialiste des questions éthiques. : L ’éthicien « cherche à jeter de la lumière sur un paysage accidenté, mais il ne doit pas dicter aux citoyens le chemin à adopter à l ’intérieur de ce paysage » (Daniel Weinstock , Profession éthicien ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ethic

eth ic /éθɪk /名詞 C 〖単数形で 〗(主に特定の集団 分野に関する )道徳, 規範 ▸ a work ethic 労働倫理 形容詞 ｟まれ ｠倫理に関する, 倫理上の (!ethicalが一般的 ) .

 

ethical

eth i cal /éθɪk (ə )l /形容詞 比較なし 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗倫理の , 道徳上の ▸ ethical issues 道徳上の問題 2 (社会 職業上 )道義にかなった , 道徳的な (→moral 2 ; ↔unethical ) (!しばしば否定文 疑問文で ) ▸ It is not ethical for a judge to hear a case involving his own interests .判事が自分の利害に関係ある事件を審問するのは適切でない 3 〈薬が 〉医者の処方を要する .～̀ á udit 〘経 〙(企業に対する )公式の監査 .～ly 副詞 倫理 [道徳 ]的に .

 

ethics

eth ics /éθɪks /名詞 1 C 〖通例複数扱い 〗倫理体系 ; 行動の規範 .2 U 〖通例単数扱い 〗倫理学 .