Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1787
moral
寓意；道德教训
The ethical significance or practical lesson, especially of a story or event.
常用于短语 the moral of the story（故事的寓意）
- 1.
The ethical significance or practical lesson.
伦理意义或实际教训。
- 2.
Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
道德实践或教义:行为方式。
- 3.
A depiction of good or heroic actions.
对良好或英雄行为的描绘。
道德；品行；操守；善行描绘；英雄事迹表现；伦理意义或实际教训。；道德实践或教义:行为方式。；对良好或英雄行为的描绘。
In use
The moral of the fable is that honesty is the best policy.
Every good story has a clear moral that teaches the reader something important.
She explained the moral of the ancient legend to the children.
Connections
Collocations
- moral of the story
- 故事的寓意
- The moral of the story is that honesty is the best policy.这个故事的寓意是诚实为上策。
- draw a moral
- 得出寓意
- From this fable, we can draw a moral about the dangers of greed.从这个寓言中，我们可以得出关于贪婪之害的寓意。
- learn a moral
- 学到寓意
- Children learn a moral from every fairy tale they hear.孩子们从他们听到的每个童话中都学到了一个寓意。
- teach a moral
- 传授寓意
- The parable teaches a moral about forgiveness.这个比喻传授了关于宽恕的寓意。
- clear moral
- 清晰的寓意
- The story has a clear moral about the importance of kindness.这个故事有一个关于善良重要性的清晰寓意。
- hidden moral
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把moral拆成mor（摩）和al（all），想象摩挲故事所有细节，领悟寓意。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 故事讲述、文学分析、寓意讨论; note_zh: 该词作为名词时通常用于中性场合，多出现在正式或半正式的文本分析中，也可用于日常对话中谈论故事寓意。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与of连用表示故事寓意。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'moral' (pronounced /ˈmɔːrəl/). Note that 'oral' and 'aural' are homophones in many dialects. Words such as 'literal' (/ˈlɪtərəl/) and 'temporal' (/ˈtɛmpərəl/) look similar but sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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