ethics

職業倫理

仕事や活動の分野で、正しい行動を定める規則。

やさしい英語で： Rules about right behavior in a job or other area of activity.

• Doctors must follow medical ethics.
• The company introduced a code of business ethics.
• Professional ethics prevent lawyers from sharing private client information.

類義語： professional standards, code of conduct

よく使う表現： business ethics, medical ethics, professional ethics

倫理学

何が正しく何が間違っているか、人はどう行動すべきかを考える学問。

やさしい英語で： The study of what is right and wrong and how people should behave.

• She studies ethics at university.
• Our ethics course explores difficult moral questions.
• The professor teaches ethics and political philosophy.

類義語： moral philosophy

よく使う表現： study ethics, ethics course, applied ethics

倫理観、道徳

その人の選択を導く、善悪についての考え。

やさしい英語で： Beliefs about right and wrong that guide a person’s choices.

• Her ethics would not allow her to lie.
• I admire his strong personal ethics.
• The decision raised questions about the director’s ethics.

類義語： morality, moral principles

よく使う表現： personal ethics, strong ethics, question someone’s ethics

倫理観、道徳観

人がどう生き、どう行動すべきかについての考えや規則のまとまり。

やさしい英語で： Sets of beliefs or rules about how people should live and behave.

• Different communities have different ethics.
• The essay compares the work ethics of two generations.
• Competing ethics shaped the choices made by each group.

類義語： moral codes, value systems

よく使う表現： different ethics, competing ethics, religious ethics