【根】mor＝custom（风俗;习惯）
道德：社会意识形态之一，是人们共同生活及其行为的准则和规范
“道”是道理，事物的规律。“德”的本意为顺应自然。道德：事物的规律是顺应自然

moral
relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. which each person believes in, rather than to laws
behaving in ways considered by most people to be correct and honest:
The moral of a story, event or experience is the message which you understand from it about how you should or should not behave
morality
adj. 道德的；精神上的；品性端正的
n. 道德；寓意

例句：
He refused the request on moral grounds.
基于道德上的考虑,他拒绝了这个请求。

moralism
A conventional moral maxim or attitude.
The act or practice of moralizing.
Often undue concern for morality.
n. 道德(主义); 伦理主义; 修身格言; 说教

moralist
A teacher or student of morals and moral problems.
One who follows a system of moral principles.
One who is unduly concerned with the morals of others.
n. 道德家；伦理学者

moralistic
Characterized by or displaying a concern with morality.
Marked by a narrow-minded morality.
adj. 说教的；道学的；道德家的；注意道德的

例句：
In the moralistic accents of today’s leaders we hear echoes of a previous generation’s hypocrisy.
在当今领导人的说教腔调中,我们感到了上一代人的伪善。

moralize
To think about or express moral judgments or reflections.
To interpret or explain the moral meaning of.
To improve the morals of; reform.
vt. 教化，从道德上解释；从…引出道德教训
vi. 说教；讲道德

例句：
The speaker began moralizing on the right way for people to behave, and his listeners soon lost interest.
演讲者开始就人们的正确行为方式进行说教，听众很快就丧失了兴趣。

morale
The state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks.
n. 道德，品行，士气：一个人或集体具有的精神状态，通过信心、愉快、纪律和乐于执行所分配的任务来展现

例句：
The army recovered its morale and fighting power.
这支军队恢复了士气和战斗力。

morass marsh
An area of low-lying, soggy ground.
Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms
n.沼泽; 困境; 堕落, 陷阱

marsh
An area of soft, wet, low-lying land, characterized by grassy vegetation and often forming a transition zone between water and land.
n.沼泽, 湿地

marine mother 母 海
Of or relating to the sea: marine exploration. Native to, inhabiting, or formed by the sea: marine animals.
Of or relating to shipping or maritime affairs.
Of or relating to sea navigation; nautical: a marine chart. See Synonyms at nautical.
Of or relating to troops that serve at sea as well as on land, specifically the U.S. Marine Corps.
A soldier serving on a ship or at a naval installation. Marine A member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
The mercantile or naval ships or shipping fleet of a country.
The governmental department in charge of naval affairs in some nations.
A painting or photograph of the sea.
adj. 船舶的；海生的；海产的；航海的，海运的
n. 海运业；舰队；水兵；（海军）士兵或军官

mare
A female horse or the female of other equine species
Any of the large dark areas on the moon or on Mars or other planets.
n. 母马；母驴；月球表面阴暗部

mere
literary a lake
chiefly British : an expanse of standing water : LAKE, POOL
n. 小湖、池塘或沼泽

例句：
“Sometimes on lonely mountain meres/I find a magic bark”(&b{Tennyson})
“有时在寂静的山区小湖中/我发现一叶神奇的小舟”(坦尼森)

bark
To utter the harsh, abrupt sound of a dog
The tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. It includes all tissues outside the vascular cambium.
A sailing ship with from three to five masts, all of them square-rigged except the after mast, which is fore-and-aft rigged.
A small vessel that is propelled by oars or sails.
n. 吠，吼叫；树皮，茎皮；【航海学】三桅帆船 ;[古语、诗歌用语]船；尤指小帆船；轻舟[亦作 barque]

例句：
The bark can be used as medicine.
树皮可以作药材。
Dogs always bark at strangers.
狗总是对着陌生人叫。