English Dictionary

better angels

名詞

慣用表現 複数形 複数形のみ

(idiomatic) Morally upright or otherwise positive attributes of human character.

日本語の意味

（人間が本来持つ）道徳的な高邁さ、理想的な精神性、または肯定的な人間性の側面

When tensions rose at the meeting, she appealed to her colleagues' better angels and asked for calm.

会議で緊張が高まったとき、彼女は同僚の高潔な本性に訴え、冷静さを求めた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Morally upright or otherwise positive attributes of human character.

So do the shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed.