English Dictionary

moralize

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɒ.ɹə.laɪz/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 廃用

(intransitive) To make moral reflections (on, upon, about or over something); to regard acts and events as involving a moral. / (transitive) To say (something) expressing a moral reflection or judgment.

日本語の意味

〜について道徳的な考察を行う。対象となる事象や行為に道徳的意義を見出し考察する。 / （他動詞の場合）道徳的な判断や見解を述べる、あるいは説教調に意見を伝える。

After the lecture, some attendees began to moralize about the professor's casual remarks.

講演の後、参加者の何人かは教授の軽い発言について道徳的な反省を述べ始めた。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To make moral reflections (on, upon, about or over something); to regard acts and events as involving a moral.

[…] his Ladie reaching him a Marigold, he began to moralize of it thus merely. I meruaile the Poets that were so prodigall in painting the amorous affection of the Sunne to his Hyacinth, did neuer obserue the relation of loue twixt him and the Marigold:

意味（2）

(transitive) To say (something) expressing a moral reflection or judgment.

“Unless I heard the whole repeated I cannot continue it,” she said. / “Yet it was quickly learned—‘soon gained, soon gone,’” moralized the tutor.

意味（3）

(transitive) To render moral; to correct the morals of; to give the appearance of morality to.

Let gratefull Aromatick odours burne, Let pious incense smoake, for the returne Of Great Flaminius, in whom abide More Art, then raised Athens to her pride, More civill Ethicks he containe, then may Well moralize all sauage India.

意味（4）

(transitive) To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.

For since good and bad stars moralize not our actions, and neither excuse nor commend, acquit or condemn our good or bad deeds at the present or last bar […] not celestial figures, but virtuous schemes must denominate and state our actions.

意味（5）

(transitive, obsolete) To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.

Did he not moralize this spectacle?

意味（6）

(transitive, obsolete) To supply with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.

Kind Nature’s charities his steps attend, In every babbling brook he finds a friend, While chast’ning thoughts of sweetest use, bestowed By Wisdom, moralize his pensive road.

moralizes （ present singular third-person ）

moralizing （ participle present ）

moralized （ participle past ）

moralized （ past ）