noun · academic
ethics
/ˈɛθɪks/ETH·ics
Band 5-6speakingtask2
moral principles that guide conduct in research or professional practice
Examples
“The research proposal was rejected because it did not meet basic ethics.”
“We discussed the ethics of using animals in testing.”
“The university has strict guidelines on research ethics.”
Band 8 sentence
“When we design a trial we must consider ethics first, especially informed consent and data protection.”
Collocations
- research ethics
- ethics committee
- ethical guidelines
Word family
ethical adjectiveethically adverbethicist noun
Common mistakes
ethical→ethics
a ethic→an ethical issue / ethics
Say it for a higher band
5moral→6ethical issues→7+ethics
Synonyms
morality
Easily confused
morality
“The story raised difficult moral questions about responsibility.”
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