ethos
/ˈi:θɔs; `iθɑs/ n
(fml 文) characteristic spirit, moral values, ideas or beliefs of a group, community or culture (集体、 社团、 文化的)气质、 道德观、 思想或信仰
the revolutionary ethos 革命精神
His book captures exactly the ethos of Elizabethan England. 他的书准确地描绘了英国伊丽莎白时代的风土人情.