n. 1.德,品德;德行,善行 (opp. vice ), 美德;节操,贞操。 2.价值,长处,优点。 3.力,效能,效力,功效。 4.【宗教】 〔 pl. 〕 第七级天使。 短语和例子 paint sb. utterly without a single virtue 把某人说得一无是处。 a man of virtue 有品德的人。 a woman of virtue 贞淑的女人。 a lady of easy virtue 行为不检的女人。 drugs of great virtue 效力大的药。 by virtue of = in virtue of 靠,因,靠…的力量 ( He was promoted in virtue of his abilities. 他是靠他的才能被提升的)。 make a virtue of necessity 见 necessity 条。
the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong 同义词:virtuousness, moral excellence,
a particular moral excellence
morality with respect to sexual relations 同义词:chastity, sexual morality,
any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit" 同义词:merit,
Virtue (, "arete") is moral excellence. A virtue is a positive trait or quality deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being.
例句与用法
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All of these plays have their virtues . 所有这些剧本都有它们的优点。
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Her virtue is like a pathless desert . 她的品德象一片人迹难到的沙漠。
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He was promoted in virtue of his abilities . 他是靠他的才能被提升的。
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She was spoken of as a paragon of virtue . 人们都说她品德完美无瑕。
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They extol the virtues of the peaceful life . 他们称赞宁静生活的美处。
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Well, he would have the reward of virtue . 不错,他会获得善报。
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His virtue had been rewarded so . 他的德行获得了这样的报应。
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He now realises that virtue is its own reward . 他现在才明白,真是善有善报。
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Swithin awoke; virtue had gone out of him . 斯悦辛醒了过来;莫不是碰上鬼了。
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Candour was one of his favourite virtues . 坦白认错,他认为是最好的美德之一。