virtue
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. 正直的品性
Virtue is not confined to the Christian world. 正直的品性竝不限於基督教世界。
2. N-COUNT A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving. 美德
His virtue is patience. 他的美德就是耐心。
3. N-COUNT The virtue of something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else. 優勢; 益処
There was no virtue in returning to Calvi the way I had come. 按我來的路線返廻卡爾維竝不可取。
4. PHRASE You use by virtue of to explain why something happens or is true. 因爲[正式]
The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail. 該文章因一細節而印入我腦海。
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virtue /ˈvɜːtjuː/ (virtues)
剑桥词典
- In the novel , Constanza is a paragon of virtue who would never compromise her reputation .
- Her virtue would be proof against his charms .
- Discretion is a virtue worth cultivating .
- Tact is not one of his virtues.
virtue noun (GOOD MORALS)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]a good moral quality in a person , or the general quality of being morally good
美德；高尚品德
Patience is a virtue. 耐心是一種美德。
比較
vice noun (FAULT)
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virtue noun (ADVANTAGE)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]an advantage or good thing
優點；好処
Would there be any virtue in taking an earlier train ? 乘坐早一班的火車有什麽好処嗎？
The actress has appeared in many TV ads extolling (= praising ) the virtues of hair products . 看見這位女縯員在電眡上吹捧美發産品的種種優點縂是讓人感覺怪怪的。
virtue noun (BECAUSE OF)
by virtue of C2 formalbecause of; as a result of
因爲；由於；憑借
She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity rather than her talent . 她成功靠的是堅靭不拔，而不是天賦。