为了救许多人牺牲一个人是否道德？

Would it be ethical to sacrifice one person to save many?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 为了 wèile for; for the purpose of; in order to
=2 救 jiù variant of 救 jiù
=2 救 jiù
  1. to save
  2. to assist
  3. to rescue
3 许多 xǔduō
  1. many
  2. a lot of
  3. much
4 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
5 牺牲 xīshēng
  1. to sacrifice one's life
  2. to sacrifice (sth valued)
  3. beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
6 一个人 yīgèrén
  1. by oneself (without assistance)
  2. alone (without company)
7 是否 shìfǒu
  1. whether (or not)
  2. if
  3. is or isn't
8 道德 dàodé
  1. virtue
  2. morality
  3. ethics

classifier: 種