ethos
noun /ˈiːθɒs/
/ˈiːθɑːs/
[singular] (formal)- the moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular group, society or person
(某团体或社会的)道德思想,道德观 - an ethos of public service
公益服务的道德意识 - the carefree Californian ethos
无忧无虑的加州精神 - Teaching was central to his ethos.
教学是他精神气质的核心。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1- Investing in arms companies is strongly against the group's ethos.
投资军火公司强烈反对该集团的精神。 - The prevailing ethos of the teachers was that of strict discipline.
老师们盛行的风气是严明纪律。
词源mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin, from Greek ēthos ‘nature, disposition’, (plural) ‘customs’. - an ethos of public service