The committee's ethical guidelines ensured that all research involving human subjects prioritized informed consent and confidentiality.
委员会的伦理准则确保所有涉及人类受试者的研究都将知情同意和保密性放在首位。
Which choice best defines “ethical”?
C — Relating to moral principles. “ethical” means relating to moral principles.
Which word means “relating to moral principles”?
B — ethical. “ethical” means relating to moral principles.
ethical — relating to moral principles. In Chinese: 伦理的，道德的.
ethical is pronounced /ˈɛθɪkəl/.
The committee's ethical guidelines ensured that all research involving human subjects prioritized informed consent and confidentiality. (委员会的伦理准则确保所有涉及人类受试者的研究都将知情同意和保密性放在首位。)
moral, principled, righteous — all close in meaning to ethical (relating to moral principles).
unethical, immoral — each the opposite of ethical (relating to moral principles).
Yes. ethical is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.