moralises

[US]/'mɔrəlaiz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 教化;講道;
vt. 說教

Real-world Examples

The black teapot, being very small and easily filled, ran over while Mrs. Corney was moralising; and the water slightly scalded Mrs. Corney's hand.

黑色的茶壺很小,很容易裝滿,在科尼夫人說教的時候跑過來了;水稍微燙傷了科尼太太的手。

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

By contrast, officials involved in the creation of the IMF insisted that it avoid developing what Keynes referred to as " grandmotherly powers" , meaning finger-wagging, moralising strictures that unduly curtailed the freedom of member states.

相比之下,參與創建國際貨幣基金組織的官員們堅持主張,要避免發展凱恩斯所指的“祖母式權力”,也就是說,避免訓誡說教、苛責批評,過度限制成員國的自由。

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

" No matter, " said Homais. " I am surprised that in our days, in this century of enlightenment, anyone should still persist in proscribing an intellectual relaxation that is inoffensive, moralising, and sometimes even hygienic; is it not, doctor" ?

" 沒關係!" 奧默說, " 我覺得奇怪的是,到了今天,到了一個光明的世紀,既然可以讀《聖經》,爲什麼要禁止看放鬆精神的戲劇,禁止讀無害而有益健康的文學、讀警惡揚善的文學呢? 博士,你說呢?"

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

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