Definition of moralize in English:

moralize

(British moralise)

verb ˈmɒr(ə)lʌɪzˈmɔrəˌlaɪz

1often as noun moralizingno object Comment on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority.
（尤指自命不凡地）谈论道德问题，说教
the self-righteous moralizing of his aunt was ringing in his ears
他婶婶自以为是的说教回响在他的耳际。
Example sentencesExamples
- But overall, they have crafted an exceptional play, touching on matters of the heart in a way that uplifts without moralizing.
- It works, though, because it never puts moralizing ahead of story or character.
- Kisor certainly isn't preachy or moralizing, but his characters do wrestle with complex social issues.
- If, instead of providing cure or care, doctors become intrusive and moralising, they will soon lose the respect of their patients.
- Martial's attitude, unlike most social description in antiquity, is not moralizing, but he takes pleasure simply in recording with all his verbal art the complexities and contradictions of the spectacle of life.
- Although I enjoyed those ancient tales, Dahl was never one to preach or moralise.
- When we relate with ourselves without moralizing, without harshness, without deception, we finally let go of harmful patterns.
- But politicians simply can't help but moralise.
- And then everyone begins blaming and moralizing, and there's a lot of talk and writing about the return to '50s morality.
- Issues of race are presented plainly, without moralizing.
- But this is not the time for sermonizing or moralizing over US foreign policy.
- Please don't let reporters use it as a soapbox for moralizing.
- But she couldn't, and I just want to tell her that I think she is too self-righteous and moralizing and someday when she grows up a bit, she might understand.
- Charley never preached, much less moralized - he would simply get to the heart of the matter and save you time and breath.
- Rationalists do not regard moralizing as a legitimate function of government.
- It is outstanding in that the book does not attempt to moralize or preach.
- At Nuremberg, Rundstedt interpreted his military role as being to execute orders to the best of his ability, but never to moralize to his superior.
- We can set aside the irony of an individual who has caused so many civilian deaths in the world moralizing about ‘terrorism.’
- ‘I wasn't really interested in moralizing or taking a stance in that respect,’ claims Marston.
- I'm not moralizing here - I find that unhelpful, not to mention boring.
Synonyms
pontificate, sermonize, philosophize, lecture, preach
informal preachify
rare ethicize
2with object Reform the character and conduct of.
提高…的品德；改造
he endeavoured to moralize an immoral society
他努力改造不道德的社会。
Example sentencesExamples
- And therein lies the strength of the film: it does not glorify criminality, nor does it attempt to moralise the rest of the country about it.
- So it moralizes everyone to do what he or she wants to do and be what he or she wants to be, irrespective of what the society prescribes.
- Book number two told him how to dump them, and book number three was how to pick up men, well, this was not to the liking of the newly reigning emperor Augustus, who at that time was trying to moralize Rome.
- Instead, Comte sought to moralize one and all, a cure for humanity not for one class at the expense of another.
- They pointed to a progressive development of the concept of holiness, noting that it was gradually moralized under the influence of the great prophets.
- His tutelage of Congress Party workers was always fraught with difficulty because those who believed that politics could be moralized were in a minority.
- The congregations sought to give practical demonstration of their belief by assisting and moralizing the working masses.
- Outlaw, really, your attempting to moralize instinct, and so far the only thing I can see your achieving is contempt for the many that helps no one.
- They can help moralise a demoralised community, as Martin Luther King did in the United States in the 1960s.
- They decided to moralize the election and in so doing gave the Christian right a respectability, visibility, and political clout that it had not previously enjoyed.
1. 2.1 Interpret or explain as giving lessons on good and bad character and conduct.
  从道德角度理解（或解释）；从…引出道德上的教训
  mythographers normally moralize Narcissus as the man who wastes himself in pursuing worldly goods
  神话作者通常从道德上把那喀索斯解释为将生命浪费在追逐世俗利益上的人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It will be my assertion that television creates a split or multiple identification, in which there is an approximate reflection of the viewer's experience, but also simultaneously, a re-channeling of this experience into a limited number of conventional and highly moralized narratives.
  Rousseau, by contrast, cast his work as a speculative, and moralizing account of society in general.
  But the problem with this view is that it moralizes images in terms of a reductive dichotomy between good and bad, ‘positive’ and ‘negative’, and thus fails to recognize the ambivalence of the text.
  We moralize the issue of weight and so the really virtuous person is the one who struggles to maintain a lower weight through sacrifice.
  Instead, Pope's note to the passage moralizes Homer's sentiment.

Derivatives

moralization

noun mɒr(ə)lʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

At the same time, in contemporary society, the combination of moralization and dramatization of drug use is a good recipe for the creation of a moral panic.
Example sentencesExamples
- He's able to distil the truth about teenage angst without the usual moralization.
- Although each character probes for higher meaning, and copes with somewhat troubled family lives, the author does well to steer clear of the endless moralizations that these issues bring, especially concerning drug use.
- It contains short biblical passages with explanatory commentaries, often in the form of moralizations, allegories, and analogies.
- And no amount of moralisation will change this survivalist law of nature.

moralizer

noun ˈmɒr(ə)lʌɪzəˈmɔrəˌlaɪzər

There can be no prescription - too many moralisers have tried and failed to codify desire.
Example sentencesExamples
- Pratchett's tone is not that of a moraliser, but rather that of someone with an acute sense of observation.
- For moralizers these principles are a question of manners, not of substance.
- However, by approaching the problem as managers rather than moralizers, we can learn from our mistakes and make real progress.
- He is a moralizer and a preacher; one of those people who thinks their morals should be your morals.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'explain the moral meaning of'): from French moraliser or medieval Latin moralizare, from late Latin moralis (see moral).

Definition of moralize in US English:

moralize

(British moralise)

verbˈmôrəˌlīzˈmɔrəˌlaɪz

[no object]often as noun moralizing

1Comment on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority.
（尤指自命不凡地）谈论道德问题，说教
the self-righteous moralizing of his aunt was ringing in his ears
他婶婶自以为是的说教回响在他的耳际。
Example sentencesExamples
- And then everyone begins blaming and moralizing, and there's a lot of talk and writing about the return to '50s morality.
- If, instead of providing cure or care, doctors become intrusive and moralising, they will soon lose the respect of their patients.
- When we relate with ourselves without moralizing, without harshness, without deception, we finally let go of harmful patterns.
- At Nuremberg, Rundstedt interpreted his military role as being to execute orders to the best of his ability, but never to moralize to his superior.
- I'm not moralizing here - I find that unhelpful, not to mention boring.
- ‘I wasn't really interested in moralizing or taking a stance in that respect,’ claims Marston.
- Issues of race are presented plainly, without moralizing.
- But she couldn't, and I just want to tell her that I think she is too self-righteous and moralizing and someday when she grows up a bit, she might understand.
- It works, though, because it never puts moralizing ahead of story or character.
- But politicians simply can't help but moralise.
- Martial's attitude, unlike most social description in antiquity, is not moralizing, but he takes pleasure simply in recording with all his verbal art the complexities and contradictions of the spectacle of life.
- But overall, they have crafted an exceptional play, touching on matters of the heart in a way that uplifts without moralizing.
- Please don't let reporters use it as a soapbox for moralizing.
- Charley never preached, much less moralized - he would simply get to the heart of the matter and save you time and breath.
- Although I enjoyed those ancient tales, Dahl was never one to preach or moralise.
- But this is not the time for sermonizing or moralizing over US foreign policy.
- Kisor certainly isn't preachy or moralizing, but his characters do wrestle with complex social issues.
- Rationalists do not regard moralizing as a legitimate function of government.
- We can set aside the irony of an individual who has caused so many civilian deaths in the world moralizing about ‘terrorism.’
- It is outstanding in that the book does not attempt to moralize or preach.
Synonyms
pontificate, sermonize, philosophize, lecture, preach
1. 1.1with object Interpret or explain as giving lessons on good and bad character and conduct.
  从道德角度理解（或解释）；从…引出道德上的教训
  mythographers normally moralize Narcissus as the man who wastes himself in pursuing worldly goods
  神话作者通常从道德上把那喀索斯解释为将生命浪费在追逐世俗利益上的人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rousseau, by contrast, cast his work as a speculative, and moralizing account of society in general.
  We moralize the issue of weight and so the really virtuous person is the one who struggles to maintain a lower weight through sacrifice.
  Instead, Pope's note to the passage moralizes Homer's sentiment.
  But the problem with this view is that it moralizes images in terms of a reductive dichotomy between good and bad, ‘positive’ and ‘negative’, and thus fails to recognize the ambivalence of the text.
  It will be my assertion that television creates a split or multiple identification, in which there is an approximate reflection of the viewer's experience, but also simultaneously, a re-channeling of this experience into a limited number of conventional and highly moralized narratives.
2. 1.2with object Reform the character and conduct of.
  提高…的品德；改造
  he endeavored to moralize an immoral society
  他努力改造不道德的社会。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They decided to moralize the election and in so doing gave the Christian right a respectability, visibility, and political clout that it had not previously enjoyed.
  The congregations sought to give practical demonstration of their belief by assisting and moralizing the working masses.
  Outlaw, really, your attempting to moralize instinct, and so far the only thing I can see your achieving is contempt for the many that helps no one.
  They can help moralise a demoralised community, as Martin Luther King did in the United States in the 1960s.
  They pointed to a progressive development of the concept of holiness, noting that it was gradually moralized under the influence of the great prophets.
  His tutelage of Congress Party workers was always fraught with difficulty because those who believed that politics could be moralized were in a minority.
  Book number two told him how to dump them, and book number three was how to pick up men, well, this was not to the liking of the newly reigning emperor Augustus, who at that time was trying to moralize Rome.
  So it moralizes everyone to do what he or she wants to do and be what he or she wants to be, irrespective of what the society prescribes.
  Instead, Comte sought to moralize one and all, a cure for humanity not for one class at the expense of another.
  And therein lies the strength of the film: it does not glorify criminality, nor does it attempt to moralise the rest of the country about it.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘explain the moral meaning of’): from French moraliser or medieval Latin moralizare, from late Latin moralis (see moral).

词汇	moralize
释义	Definition of moralize in English: moralize (British moralise) verb ˈmɒr(ə)lʌɪzˈmɔrəˌlaɪz 1often as noun moralizingno object Comment on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority. （尤指自命不凡地）谈论道德问题，说教 the self-righteous moralizing of his aunt was ringing in his ears 他婶婶自以为是的说教回响在他的耳际。 Example sentencesExamples But overall, they have crafted an exceptional play, touching on matters of the heart in a way that uplifts without moralizing. It works, though, because it never puts moralizing ahead of story or character. Kisor certainly isn't preachy or moralizing, but his characters do wrestle with complex social issues. If, instead of providing cure or care, doctors become intrusive and moralising, they will soon lose the respect of their patients. Martial's attitude, unlike most social description in antiquity, is not moralizing, but he takes pleasure simply in recording with all his verbal art the complexities and contradictions of the spectacle of life. Although I enjoyed those ancient tales, Dahl was never one to preach or moralise. When we relate with ourselves without moralizing, without harshness, without deception, we finally let go of harmful patterns. But politicians simply can't help but moralise. And then everyone begins blaming and moralizing, and there's a lot of talk and writing about the return to '50s morality. Issues of race are presented plainly, without moralizing. But this is not the time for sermonizing or moralizing over US foreign policy. Please don't let reporters use it as a soapbox for moralizing. But she couldn't, and I just want to tell her that I think she is too self-righteous and moralizing and someday when she grows up a bit, she might understand. Charley never preached, much less moralized - he would simply get to the heart of the matter and save you time and breath. Rationalists do not regard moralizing as a legitimate function of government. It is outstanding in that the book does not attempt to moralize or preach. At Nuremberg, Rundstedt interpreted his military role as being to execute orders to the best of his ability, but never to moralize to his superior. We can set aside the irony of an individual who has caused so many civilian deaths in the world moralizing about ‘terrorism.’ ‘I wasn't really interested in moralizing or taking a stance in that respect,’ claims Marston. I'm not moralizing here - I find that unhelpful, not to mention boring. Synonyms pontificate, sermonize, philosophize, lecture, preach informal preachify rare ethicize 2with object Reform the character and conduct of. 提高…的品德；改造 he endeavoured to moralize an immoral society 他努力改造不道德的社会。 Example sentencesExamples And therein lies the strength of the film: it does not glorify criminality, nor does it attempt to moralise the rest of the country about it. So it moralizes everyone to do what he or she wants to do and be what he or she wants to be, irrespective of what the society prescribes. Book number two told him how to dump them, and book number three was how to pick up men, well, this was not to the liking of the newly reigning emperor Augustus, who at that time was trying to moralize Rome. Instead, Comte sought to moralize one and all, a cure for humanity not for one class at the expense of another. They pointed to a progressive development of the concept of holiness, noting that it was gradually moralized under the influence of the great prophets. His tutelage of Congress Party workers was always fraught with difficulty because those who believed that politics could be moralized were in a minority. The congregations sought to give practical demonstration of their belief by assisting and moralizing the working masses. Outlaw, really, your attempting to moralize instinct, and so far the only thing I can see your achieving is contempt for the many that helps no one. They can help moralise a demoralised community, as Martin Luther King did in the United States in the 1960s. They decided to moralize the election and in so doing gave the Christian right a respectability, visibility, and political clout that it had not previously enjoyed. 2.1 Interpret or explain as giving lessons on good and bad character and conduct. 从道德角度理解（或解释）；从…引出道德上的教训 mythographers normally moralize Narcissus as the man who wastes himself in pursuing worldly goods 神话作者通常从道德上把那喀索斯解释为将生命浪费在追逐世俗利益上的人。 Example sentencesExamples It will be my assertion that television creates a split or multiple identification, in which there is an approximate reflection of the viewer's experience, but also simultaneously, a re-channeling of this experience into a limited number of conventional and highly moralized narratives. Rousseau, by contrast, cast his work as a speculative, and moralizing account of society in general. But the problem with this view is that it moralizes images in terms of a reductive dichotomy between good and bad, ‘positive’ and ‘negative’, and thus fails to recognize the ambivalence of the text. We moralize the issue of weight and so the really virtuous person is the one who struggles to maintain a lower weight through sacrifice. Instead, Pope's note to the passage moralizes Homer's sentiment. Derivatives moralization noun mɒr(ə)lʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n At the same time, in contemporary society, the combination of moralization and dramatization of drug use is a good recipe for the creation of a moral panic. Example sentencesExamples He's able to distil the truth about teenage angst without the usual moralization. Although each character probes for higher meaning, and copes with somewhat troubled family lives, the author does well to steer clear of the endless moralizations that these issues bring, especially concerning drug use. It contains short biblical passages with explanatory commentaries, often in the form of moralizations, allegories, and analogies. And no amount of moralisation will change this survivalist law of nature. moralizer noun ˈmɒr(ə)lʌɪzəˈmɔrəˌlaɪzər There can be no prescription - too many moralisers have tried and failed to codify desire. Example sentencesExamples Pratchett's tone is not that of a moraliser, but rather that of someone with an acute sense of observation. For moralizers these principles are a question of manners, not of substance. However, by approaching the problem as managers rather than moralizers, we can learn from our mistakes and make real progress. He is a moralizer and a preacher; one of those people who thinks their morals should be your morals. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'explain the moral meaning of'): from French moraliser or medieval Latin moralizare, from late Latin moralis (see moral). Definition of moralize in US English: moralize (British moralise) verbˈmôrəˌlīzˈmɔrəˌlaɪz [no object]often as noun moralizing 1Comment on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority. （尤指自命不凡地）谈论道德问题，说教 the self-righteous moralizing of his aunt was ringing in his ears 他婶婶自以为是的说教回响在他的耳际。 Example sentencesExamples And then everyone begins blaming and moralizing, and there's a lot of talk and writing about the return to '50s morality. If, instead of providing cure or care, doctors become intrusive and moralising, they will soon lose the respect of their patients. When we relate with ourselves without moralizing, without harshness, without deception, we finally let go of harmful patterns. At Nuremberg, Rundstedt interpreted his military role as being to execute orders to the best of his ability, but never to moralize to his superior. I'm not moralizing here - I find that unhelpful, not to mention boring. ‘I wasn't really interested in moralizing or taking a stance in that respect,’ claims Marston. Issues of race are presented plainly, without moralizing. But she couldn't, and I just want to tell her that I think she is too self-righteous and moralizing and someday when she grows up a bit, she might understand. It works, though, because it never puts moralizing ahead of story or character. But politicians simply can't help but moralise. Martial's attitude, unlike most social description in antiquity, is not moralizing, but he takes pleasure simply in recording with all his verbal art the complexities and contradictions of the spectacle of life. But overall, they have crafted an exceptional play, touching on matters of the heart in a way that uplifts without moralizing. Please don't let reporters use it as a soapbox for moralizing. Charley never preached, much less moralized - he would simply get to the heart of the matter and save you time and breath. Although I enjoyed those ancient tales, Dahl was never one to preach or moralise. But this is not the time for sermonizing or moralizing over US foreign policy. Kisor certainly isn't preachy or moralizing, but his characters do wrestle with complex social issues. Rationalists do not regard moralizing as a legitimate function of government. We can set aside the irony of an individual who has caused so many civilian deaths in the world moralizing about ‘terrorism.’ It is outstanding in that the book does not attempt to moralize or preach. Synonyms pontificate, sermonize, philosophize, lecture, preach 1.1with object Interpret or explain as giving lessons on good and bad character and conduct. 从道德角度理解（或解释）；从…引出道德上的教训 mythographers normally moralize Narcissus as the man who wastes himself in pursuing worldly goods 神话作者通常从道德上把那喀索斯解释为将生命浪费在追逐世俗利益上的人。 Example sentencesExamples Rousseau, by contrast, cast his work as a speculative, and moralizing account of society in general. We moralize the issue of weight and so the really virtuous person is the one who struggles to maintain a lower weight through sacrifice. Instead, Pope's note to the passage moralizes Homer's sentiment. But the problem with this view is that it moralizes images in terms of a reductive dichotomy between good and bad, ‘positive’ and ‘negative’, and thus fails to recognize the ambivalence of the text. It will be my assertion that television creates a split or multiple identification, in which there is an approximate reflection of the viewer's experience, but also simultaneously, a re-channeling of this experience into a limited number of conventional and highly moralized narratives. 1.2with object Reform the character and conduct of. 提高…的品德；改造 he endeavored to moralize an immoral society 他努力改造不道德的社会。 Example sentencesExamples They decided to moralize the election and in so doing gave the Christian right a respectability, visibility, and political clout that it had not previously enjoyed. The congregations sought to give practical demonstration of their belief by assisting and moralizing the working masses. Outlaw, really, your attempting to moralize instinct, and so far the only thing I can see your achieving is contempt for the many that helps no one. They can help moralise a demoralised community, as Martin Luther King did in the United States in the 1960s. They pointed to a progressive development of the concept of holiness, noting that it was gradually moralized under the influence of the great prophets. His tutelage of Congress Party workers was always fraught with difficulty because those who believed that politics could be moralized were in a minority. Book number two told him how to dump them, and book number three was how to pick up men, well, this was not to the liking of the newly reigning emperor Augustus, who at that time was trying to moralize Rome. So it moralizes everyone to do what he or she wants to do and be what he or she wants to be, irrespective of what the society prescribes. Instead, Comte sought to moralize one and all, a cure for humanity not for one class at the expense of another. And therein lies the strength of the film: it does not glorify criminality, nor does it attempt to moralise the rest of the country about it. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘explain the moral meaning of’): from French moraliser or medieval Latin moralizare, from late Latin moralis (see moral).
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