moral standing

基本解释

Israel reaped big profits, but paid a price in moral standing.
以色列因此赚取了丰厚利润，但在诚信道德方面也付出了代价。
It is free acts, precisely due to their intransitive character, that can sculpt or determine a person’s moral standing.
恰恰是由于自由行为有着反照主体（intransitive）的特性，它能塑造或决定一个人的品格。
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Moral standing in the international community doesn't come with an obvious price tag, nor does it command an influential lobby of corporate and military interests working tirelessly on its behalf.
道德地位虽然在国际社会上没有明码标价，况且道德也不可能要求企业界和军工界的重量级游说团体不知疲倦的为其辩护。

The moral standing, which the state possessed until recently, must be, even if only partially, returned.
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