韦氏词典moral
1 a : the moral significance or practical lesson (as of a story) b : a passage pointing out usually in conclusion the lesson to be drawn from a story
2 plural a : moral practices or teachings : modes of conduct b : ETHICS
3 : MORALE
ethics
1 plural but singular or plural in construction : the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation
2 a : a set of moral principles : a theory or system of moral values *the present-day materialistic ethic* *an old-fashioned work ethic* — often used in plural but sing. or plural in constr. *an elaborate ethics* *Christian ethics* b plural but singular or plural in construction : the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group *professional ethics* c : a guiding philosophy d : a consciousness of moral importance *forge a conservation ethic*
3 plural : a set of moral issues or aspects (as rightness) *debated the ethics of human cloning
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那这两个词运用的地方有区别吗?
另外, 有所谓 个人道德 和 公众道德 的区分吗?
谢谢。