order of magnitude speculate
on in response to a streak of
conform to in retrospect as far as...is
concerned lay out let alone
pave the way for ______ moral standards ______, only beings that have the capacities of a moral agent can properly be judged to be either moral or immoral.
就道德标准而言，只有具备道德选择和执行能力的个体才能被进行道德判断——他们要么是道德的，要么是不道德的。