ethical

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

eth·ic·al AW [ethical ethically] BrE [ˈeθɪkl] NAmE [ˈeθɪkl] adjective
1. connected with beliefs and principles about what is right and wrong
•ethical issues/standards/questions
•the ethical problems of human embryo research
2. morally correct or acceptable
•Is it ethical to promote cigarettes through advertising?
•ethical investment (= investing money in businesses that are considered morally acceptable)
Derived Word: ↑ethically

Example Bank:
•She objected on purely ethical grounds.
•Doctors were expected to draw up ethical guidelines regarding relationships with patients.
•I don't consider the arms trade to be an ethical one.
•Our overseas suppliers are obliged to comply with certain ethical principles.
•The use of human embryos in medicine is a difficult ethical issue.
•There needs to be a greater emphasis on ethical investment.
•There's an overwhelming ethical argument for the protection of the environment.
•What kind of ethical and political values underpin our society?

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  honorable, honourable