the moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular group, society or person（某团体或社会的）道德思想，道德观- an ethos of public service公益服务的道德意识
- the carefree Californian ethos无忧无虑的加州风情
- Teaching was central to his ethos.教学是他精神的核心。
Extra Examples- Investing in arms companies is strongly against the group's ethos.投资军火公司强烈反对该集团的精神。
- The prevailing ethos of the teachers was that of strict discipline.教师的普遍风气是严格纪律。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1Word Originmid 19th cent.: from modern Latin, from Greek ēthos ‘nature, disposition’, (plural) ‘customs’.