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moralize 音标拼音: [m'ɔrəl ,ɑɪz] vt. 教化,解说道德,用道德意义解释
vi. 说教 教化,解说道德,用道德意义解释说教 moralize v 1: interpret the moral meaning of; " moralize a story" [ synonym: { moralize}, { moralise}] 2: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; " This man always sermonizes" [ synonym: { sermonize}, { sermonise}, { preachify}, { moralize}, { moralise}] 3: improve the morals of [ synonym: { moralize}, { moralise}] Moralize \ Mor" al* ize\, v. i. 1. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral. [ 1913 Webster] 2. to lecture to a person in a manner asserting moral principles. Syn: sermonize, preachify, moralise. [ WordNet 1. 5]
Moralize \ Mor" al* ize\ ( m[ o^] r" al*[ imac] z), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Moralized} ( m[ o^] r" al*[ imac] zd); p. pr. & vb. n. { Moralizing} ( m[ o^] r" al*[ imac]* z[ i^] ng).] [ Cf. F. moraliser.] 1. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from. [ 1913 Webster] This fable is moralized in a common proverb. -- L' Estrange. [ 1913 Webster] Did he not moralize this spectacle? -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to. [ 1913 Webster] While chastening thoughts of sweetest use, bestowed By Wisdom, moralize his pensive road. -- Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To render moral; to correct the morals of. [ 1913 Webster] It had a large share in moralizing the poor white people of the country. -- D. Ramsay. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse. [ 1913 Webster] Good and bad stars moralize not our actions. -- Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster] 19 Moby Thesaurus words for " moralize": annotate, censure, criticize, critique, discourse, explain, exposit, expound, harangue, hold forth, lecture, moralize upon, point a moral, pontificate, preach, preachify, read a lesson, review, sermonize
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