virtue
发音
英 [ˈvɜːtʃuː]
美 [ˈvɜːrtʃuː]
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- n.
- 美德
- 德行
- 价值
- 长处
单词词源
virtue 品德，美德
来自拉丁语vir,男人，词源同virile,引申词义男人应有的品行和美德，具体为7种基本品行：justice,prudence,temperance,fortitude,hope,faith,charity,后来词义通用化也用来指女人的美德，贞洁等。
同义词
strength merit excellence efficacy dint value efficaciousness productivity cogency effect might force energy power potency validity effectiveness drive
incorruption continence virginity guiltlessness purity sinlessness abstinence impeccability chasteness celibacy chastity innocence modesty immaculacy cleanness spotlessness
justness goodness fidelity piety incorruptability scrupulousness loyalty honesty nobility principle rectitude faith responsibility worth moral trustworthiness Christian constancy quality grace respectability worthiness values uprightness character merit ethic faithfulness high-mindedness morality decency excellence honor probity integrity righteousness fairness equity
双语例句
- 1. That old virtue of experience may be undervalued here .
- 经验这一古老的美德如今可能被低估了。
- 2. The virtue of recycling has been appreciated for centuries .
- 废料回收的优点已经被人们重视了好几个世纪了。
- 3. Isn 't the virtue we have been expecting for ?
- 我们所期待的，不正是这样的一种德行？
- 4. The exploration of inner life is my other favorite virtue .
- 对内心体验的探索，是我所喜欢的阅读的另一个功效。
- 5. This achievement rests partly on a virtue not previously associated with russian governments : strict macroeconomic management .
- 这样的成就部分缘于俄罗斯政府的功劳，而这点过去鲜有提及：严格的宏观经济调控。