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. 正直的品性并不限于基督教世界。
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. 优势; 益处
There was no virtue in returning to Calvi the way I had come. 按我来的路线返回卡尔维并不可取。
4. PHRASE You use by virtue of to explain why something happens or is true. 因为[正式]
The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail. 该文章因一细节而印入我脑海。
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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)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]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. 耐心是一种美德。
比较
vice noun (FAULT)
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virtue noun (ADVANTAGE)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]an advantage or good thing
优点；好处
Would there be any virtue in taking an earlier train ? 乘坐早一班的火车有什么好处吗？
The actress has appeared in many TV ads extolling (= praising ) the virtues of hair products . 看见这位女演员在电视上吹捧美发产品的种种优点总是让人感觉怪怪的。
virtue noun (BECAUSE OF)
by virtue of C2 formalbecause of; as a result of
因为；由于；凭借
She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity rather than her talent . 她成功靠的是坚韧不拔，而不是天赋。