| 词汇 | example_english_moral-overtone |
| 释义 | moral overtonecollocation in Englishmeanings of moraland overtoneThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with overtone. moral adjective uk /ˈmɒr.əl/ us /ˈmɔːr.əl/ relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than ... See more at moral overtone noun[C] uk /ˈəʊ.və.təʊn/ us /ˈoʊ.vɚ.toʊn/ something that is suggested, but is not ... See more at overtone Examples of moral overtoneThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. There is a slight moralovertone in the report, suggesting that single parent families are somehow deficient. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There is a strong element of moralovertone to this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is mentioned matter-of-factly, with no apparent moralovertone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The moral overtones of such a statement are clear. Much of it has had considerable constitutional and moral overtones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am myself suspicious of a slogan or catch phrase with moral overtones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The slogan has moral overtones which make the polluter analogous to a criminal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Oswald, said to many people the word "alcohol" is clouded with moral overtones of disapproval. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As we have heard today, this is something which has serious moral overtones—and no politician likes to come down on one side or the other on moral grounds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may have moral overtones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even if the artist attempts to withhold moral overtones, the work becomes tinged with a deterministic or naturalistic message. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Buffon's work on degeneration, however, was immensely influential on later scholars but was overshadowed by strong moral overtones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of moral Go to the definition of overtone See other collocations with overtone |
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