ethos的词源

英文词源

ethos (n.)

"the 'genius' of a people, characteristic spirit of a time and place," 1851 (Palgrave) from Greek ethos "habitual character and disposition; moral character; habit, custom; an accustomed place," in plural, "manners," from suffixed form of PIE root *s(w)e- third person pronoun and reflexive (see idiom). An important concept in Aristotle (as in "Rhetoric" II xii-xiv).

中文词源

ethos：道德观

词源同ethnic,民族的，种族的。引申词义族群的习惯，行为，举止，进一步引申为约束行为的道德观，道德评判标准。

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