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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmoralmente ambiguo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: moɾalˈmẽti ɐ̃ˈbiɡwʊ
"Ele interpretou um personagem moralmente ambiguo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking moral clarity; difficult to classify as right or wrong, good or evil.
"The novel features a morally-ambiguous protagonist who commits crimes for noble reasons." - 2
Subject to multiple interpretations regarding ethical correctness or virtue.
"The company's new policy sits in a morally-ambiguous grey area."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'moral' (from Latin 'moralis', pertaining to character and custom) and 'ambiguous' (from Latin 'ambiguus', meaning doubtful or shifting). Formed in modern English to describe characters, actions, or situations that defy clear categorization as strictly good or evil.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Morally-ambiguous" is said worldwide
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ambigu du point de vue moral
Transliteration: ãbiɡy dy pwɛ də vœ mɔʁal
"Le personnage principal est moralement ambigu."
moralisch zweideutig
Transliteration: moˈʁaːlɪʃ ˈtsvaɪˌdɔɪtɪç
"Die Geschichte handelt von einer moralisch zweideutigen Figur."
moralmente ambiguo
Transliteration: moˈralmente amˈbiɡwo
"Il protagonista è un personaggio moralmente ambiguo."
moralmente ambiguo
Transliteration: moɾalˈmente amˈbiɣwo
"La película presenta un héroe moralmente ambiguo."
moralmente ambiguo
Transliteration: moɾalˈmẽti ɐ̃ˈbiɡwʊ
"Ele interpretou um personagem moralmente ambiguo."
नैतिक रूप से अस्पष्ट
Transliteration: naitik roop se aspasht
"यह कहानी एक नैतिक रूप से अस्पष्ट चरित्र के बारे में है।"
道德上模棱两可的
Transliteration: dàodé shàng móléngliǎngkě de
"这部小说塑造了一个道德上模棱两可的主角。"
도덕적으로 모호한
Transliteration: dodeokjeogeuro mohohan
"그 영화는 도덕적으로 모호한 주인공을 다룹니다."
道徳的に曖昧な
Transliteration: dōdotokuteki ni aimai na
"彼は道徳的に曖昧な立場に置かれている。"
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