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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dōtokuteki kigai
"困難な状況が彼の道徳的気概を試した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Strength of character, integrity, and the ability to act rightly and courageously under pressure.
"Facing such intense scrutiny required immense moral fibre." - 2
Inner resilience and mental toughness that prevents one from yielding to temptation or corruption.
"The crisis tested the moral fibre of the entire leadership team."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'moral', derived from Latin 'moralis' (pertaining to manners or character), with 'fibre', from Latin 'fibra' (a thread or filament). Historically, it metaphoricalizes physical tissue strength into psychological and ethical resilience, gaining prominence in 19th-century Victorian literature to describe personal integrity and inner fortitude.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Moral fibre" is said worldwide
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force morale
Transliteration: fɔʁs mɔʁal
"Il a fait preuve d'une grande force morale face à l'adversité."
moralische Festigkeit
Transliteration: moˈʁaːlɪʃə ˈfɛstɪçkaɪt
"In schwierigen Zeiten zeigt sich seine moralische Festigkeit."
forza morale
Transliteration: ˈfɔrtsa moˈrale
"Ci vuole grande forza morale per resistere a tali pressioni."
entereza moral
Transliteration: enteˈɾeza moˈɾal
"Demostró una gran entereza moral durante la crisis."
fibra moral
Transliteration: ˈfibɾɐ moˈɾaw
"A sua fibra moral impediu-o de cometer tal erro."
नैतिक बल
Transliteration: naitik bal
"कठिन परिस्थितियों में उनके नैतिक बल की परीक्षा हुई।"
道德勇气
Transliteration: dàodé yǒngqì
"这项决定考验了领导层坚定的道德勇气。"
도덕적 기개
Transliteration: dodeokjeok gigae
"그는 위기 상황에서도 도덕적 기개를 잃지 않았다."
道徳的気概
Transliteration: dōtokuteki kigai
"困難な状況が彼の道徳的気概を試した。"
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