morality的词源

英文词源

morality (n.)

late 14c., "moral qualities," from Old French moralité "moral (of a story); moral instruction; morals, moral character" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin moralitatem (nominative moralitas) "manner, character," from Latin moralis (see moral (adj.)). Meaning "goodness" is attested from 1590s.

Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to virtue. Where the routine is rigorously proscribed by law, the law, and not the man, must have the credit of the conduct. [William H. Prescott, "History of the Conquest of Peru," 1847]

中文词源

morality：道德，准则

来自moral,道德的，-ity,名词后缀。引申词义道德，准则。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：morality 词源，morality 含义。

morality：道德，德行

词根词缀： -mor-习惯 + -ality名词词尾