1. 伦理学：史宾诺莎的伦理学(Ethic) 一书便是以一种几何学的论证形式写成的. 因此人与外在世界都不是杂乱无章的,而是有秩序的,可以被人类的理性所了解的东西.

1. 道德规范;伦理
    Ethics are moral beliefs and rules about right and wrong.

    e.g. Its members are bound by a rigid code of ethics which includes confidentiality...
           它的成员受到包括保密在内的一套严格的伦理规范的约束。
    e.g. Refugee workers said such action was a violation of medical ethics.
           难民工作者说那种行为是对医德的亵渎。

2. （个人信奉的）道德原则
    Someone''s ethics are the moral principles about right and wrong behaviour which they believe in.

    e.g. It is common to distinguish between personal and social ethics...
           个人道德准则和社会道德准则常常不一致。
    e.g. He told the police that he had thought honestly about the ethics of what he was doing.
           他告诉警方说他确实考虑过自己所作所为依据的道德原则。

3. 伦理学
    Ethics is the study of questions about what is morally right and wrong.

    e.g. ...the teaching of ethics and moral philosophy.
           伦理学和道德哲学的教学

4. 道德规范；伦理标准
    An ethic of a particular kind is an idea or moral belief that influences the behaviour, attitudes, and philosophy of a group of people.

    e.g. ...the ethic of public service.
           公共服务的道德标准
    e.g. ...an indomitable work ethic and determination to succeed.
           坚定的职业道德观和争取成功的决心

1. the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group

    e.g. the Puritan ethic
           a person with old-fashioned values

    Synonym: moral principlevalue-systemvalue orientation

2. a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct

    Synonym: ethical code