amoral

形容词 adj.
/eɪˈmɒɹ.əl/    /eɪˈmɔɹ.əl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Done without consideration for morality or immorality.
    — If free will is a myth, and our actions are the mere amoral outcome of biological luck for which we are not responsible, why not just run amok?
  2. Not believing in or caring for morality and immorality.

词形变化

more amoral comparative most amoral superlative

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.
English a-
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *mōs
Latin mōs
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin mōrālis
Old French moralbor.
Middle English moral
English moral
English amoral
From a- (“not”) + moral.
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