virtue

['və:tju:]

n.美德, 德行, 优点, 贞操

n.

1. 善, 德[U]

He is a man of great virtue.

他是一个品德高尚的人。

2. 美德, 德行[C][U]

Kindness is but one of his virtues.

善良仅是他的美德之一。

"Patience is a virtue" is an old saying.

"忍耐是美德"是句古老的谚语。

3. 贞操[U]

4. 优点, 长处[C][U]

The car has its drawbacks and it has its virtues.

这汽车有其短处, 也有其长处。

5. (内在的)功效, 效力 [U][C]

词形变化

名词复数：virtues

词义辨析

同义:

n.道德, 正直, 名誉, 高尚, 公正, 忠诚, 美德

goodness  righteousness  morality  moral excellence  ethic  uprightness  rectitude  probity  integrity  honesty  worth  honor  decency  respectability  character  high-mindedness  nobility  scrupulousness  justness  fairness  equity  fidelity  faithfulness  loyalty  constancy  trustworthiness  responsibility  grace  merit  worthiness  quality  piety  faith  incorruptability  Christian values  principle

n.纯洁, 清白, 端庄

chastity  virginity  immaculacy  spotlessness  innocence  cleanness  sinlessness  guiltlessness  incorruption  impeccability  modesty  chasteness  purity  celibacy  abstinence  continence

n.力量, 效力

power  efficacy  effectiveness  force  potency  might  energy  strength  cogency  effect  dint  drive  validity  productivity  efficaciousness  merit  value  excellence  

同义参见:

justice  ethics  shame  

反义参见:

fault  vice  

英英释义

名词 virtue:

the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

同义词：virtuousness, moral excellence

any admirable quality or attribute

同义词：merit

morality with respect to sexual relations

同义词：chastity, sexual morality

a particular moral excellence

短语词组

by/in virtue of

1. 由于; 凭借

He claimed a pension in virtue of his long illness.

由于长期生病, 他申请救助金。

补充

virtuevirtue英:[ˈvə:tju:] 美:[ˈvɚtʃu]n.1.美德, 德行Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.她有许多的美德, 如忠诚、勇敢和诚实。2.优点, 长处The chair has the virtue of being adjustable.这种椅子具有可调节的优点。

例句

1. virtue is not confined to the Christian world.善行并不是仅限于基督教世界。 2. Humility is considered a virtue.谦虚被认为是一种美德。 3. Its other great virtue is its hard-wearing quality.它另一个突出的优点就是经久耐用。 4. There was no virtue in returning to Calvi the way I had come.沿着我来的路线返回卡尔维并不可取。 5. Mr Olaechea has British residency by virtue of his marriage.奥莱切亚先生通过结婚取得了在英国的永久居留权。 6. The movie makes a virtue out of its economy.这部电影经费有限, 便自诩为小成本电影。 7. paragons of virtue.德行典范。 8. patience is a virtue.耐心是一种美德。 9. Mike was extolling the virtues of the car.迈克在赞美那部汽车的优点。 10. [mass noun]there's no virtue in suffering in silence.默默地承受痛苦并不是什么优点。 11. to lead a life of virtue过有德行的生活 12. Patience is a great virtue.忍耐是极大的美德。 13. I urge you all to lead lives of virtue. [=to live virtuously]我劝你们大家都要过有德行的生活。 14. "She says that virtue is its own reward. [=that if you do good things, you do not need to be rewarded with money, fame, etc.]"她说美德本身就是回报。 15. His supporters regard him as a model/paragon of virtue. [=as a person who has no moral faults]他的支持者将其视为道德模范/楷模。 16. Patience is a virtue.耐心是一种美德。 17. Her parents taught her the virtue of hard work. [=that hard work is important and valuable]父母教给了她勤奋的好处。 18. "The restaurant is inexpensive, and it has the added virtue of being close to our house."这家餐馆不贵，它还有个长处就是离我们家近。 19. One of the virtues of this job is the flexible hours.这份工作的长处之一就是弹性工作制。 20. She has the right to participate by virtue of her status as a former employee.由于她的身份是前雇员，所以有权参加。 21. "When he lost his driver's license, he made a virtue out of necessity and got in shape by riding his bike to work."他的驾照丢了，只得骑自行车去上班，倒把身体锻炼好了。