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ethos

/ee-thos, ee-thohs, eth-os, -ohs/US // ˈi θɒs, ˈi θoʊs, ˈɛθ ɒs, -oʊs //UK // (ˈiːθɒs) //

风貌,道德观,风气,道德观念

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period: In the Greek ethos the individual was highly valued.
    • : the character or disposition of a community, group, person, etc.
    • : the moral element in dramatic literature that determines a character's action rather than his or her thought or emotion.

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Examples

  • Her move also broke with the “own the libs” ethos of today’s GOP.

  • It has fueled the “eat the rich” ethos behind the GameStop frenzy.

  • This spirited, trial-and-error ethos courses through New York University’s theatrical production wing, which has been holding live performances since last October.

  • The company did just hire a CFO, which makes this move appear in concert with its general ethos, so more to come there we presume.

  • On the mainland, the pandemic has inspired projects guided by the doughnut’s ethos.

  • When Cocker took on board the black American ethos, he turned it into something completely different.

  • The best, or at least most successful, are bridging the gap between punk-rock DIY ethos and social-media savvy.

  • But very little of the ISIS ethos has to do with hitting the Freedom Tower or the Capitol Dome.

  • The emphasis on freshness and simplicity laid forth by the governmental guidelines is in line with his cooking ethos.

  • More importantly, the evangelistic ethos is supposed to infuse everyday life.

  • For in the view of those who distinguish harmonia from tonos it is the harmonia upon which the ethos of music depends.

  • These moveable notes, then, give an ethos to the music because they determine the genus of the scale.

  • "Ethics" were things which pertained to the ethos and therefore the things which were the37 standard of right.

  • By virtue of the latter element the mores are traits in the specific character (ethos) of a society or a period.

  • In the war with Russia, in 1904, this people showed what a group is capable of when it has a strong ethos.