| 单词 | virtue |
| 释义 | virtue nounadjective | verb + virtue | phrases adjective➤cardinal, great, important, real基本美德；伟大的品德；重要的品德；真正的美德➤chief, primary主要的优秀品质➤heroic英勇的品德▸➤inherent固有的益处◆there is, of course, no inherent virtue in moderation.当然，节制并不一定有用。◆the slavophiles believed in the inherent virtue of the russian people.亲斯拉夫的人相信俄罗斯人具有内在的好品质。➤old-fashioned, traditional守旧的道德；传统美德◆he understands the traditional virtue of hard work.他懂得勤劳这一传统美德。➤christian, ethical, moral, theological基督教的美德；伦常美德；高风亮节；圣德◆the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity信仰、希望与慈善之圣德➤intellectual, political, social理智德性；政治道德；社会美德▸➤civic, public公民的品德；公德◆machiavelli's idea of civic virtue马基雅弗利对公民品德的看法➤domestic家庭美德◆she was seen as a paragon of domestic virtue.她被看成是家庭美德的完美典范。➤personal, private个人的优秀品质；私德➤human人类的美德➤female, feminine, manly, masculine女性的美德；男子汉的美德▸➤easy轻浮的德行◆women of easy virtue (= with low standards of sexual morality) 放荡的女人verb + virtue➤have, possess具有⋯优点◆her book has the cardinal virtue of simplicity.她这本书的主要优点是简单明了。➤embody体现⋯美德◆philippe embodies the french virtues of charm and grace.菲利普身上表现出法国人的迷人和优雅品质。➤cultivate, practise/practice培养美德；修身◆he taught his children to practise / practice the virtues of temperance and chastity.他教育孩子们要兼修节制与贞洁之德。➤espouse, extol, preach, promote, tout (especially name) 信奉美德；赞美优点；宣扬美德◆he never stops extolling the virtues of the free market.他不停地宣扬自由市场的种种好处。➤inculcate, teach反复灌输／传授美德➤celebrate颂扬美德◆a story celebrating the virtues of democracy颂扬民主种种好处的报道phrases➤make a virtue of necessity (= to manage to gain an advantage from sth you have to do and cannot avoid) 从不得已而做的事中力争有所得▸➤a paragon of virtue道德完美的典范◆it would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel jealous.这样也不嫉妒，真是完人才做得到。virtue /vɜːtʃuː; name vɜːrtʃuː/ [countable, uncountable] (rather formal) an attractive or useful quality that sth has优点；长处；用处◆the plan has the virtue of simplicity.该计划的优点是简单。◆they could see no virtue in discussing it further.他们看不到再讨论下去有什么用处。note 辨析 benefit, advantage, merit or virtue?a benefit is sth that you get or that comes from sth that you do. an advantage, merit or virtue is sth that a person, thing, plan or action has as a quality, which may be of use or benefit to you or to sb else. an advantage makes the person, thing, etc. better than sb/sth else. with merit and virtue there is no explicit comparison, although you can talk about the relative advantages/merits/virtues of sb/sth. merits is usually used in the plural to talk about all sb/sth's good qualities taken together. virtue may be singular, plural or uncountable and can be used to talk about a particular quality that is good because it is attractive and/or useful. * benefit 指你所得到的或收获的益处。advantage、merit 和 virtue 指某个人或事物、某个计划或行为所具有的对你或他人有用或有益的特质。advantage 指某个人或事物所具有的使其优于他者的特征。尽管可以说 relative advantages/merits/virtues of sb/sth （某人／某事物相比较而言的优势／优点／长处），但 merit 和 virtue 不涉及明确的比较。merit 通常用其复数形式 merits，指某个人或事物从整体来看的全部优点。virtue 可用作单数、复数或不可数名词，指某个讨人喜欢或有用的具体优点。virtue /vɜːtʃuː; name vɜːrtʃuː/ [uncountable] (rather formal) behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards高尚的道德；正直的品性；德行◆a woman of easy virtue (= a sexually immoral woman) 水性杨花的女人◆he was convinced of the inherent virtue of hard work.他深信努力工作本身就是美德。 opp vice → evil ➡ see also virtuous → good 5 virtue/ˈvɜ:tʃu: ||; ˈvɝtʃu/noun1. [u] behaviour which shows high moral standards 高尚的品德；德行；美德: ◇to lead a life of virtue 过有德行的生活 [syn] goodness 同义词为goodness 2. [c] a good quality or habit 美德；好品性；好习惯: ◇patience is a great virtue. 忍耐是极大的美德。 ☞look at vice. 参看vice。 3. [c,u] the virtue (of sth/of being/doing sth) an advantage or a useful quality of sth 优点；好处；长处: ◇this new material has the virtue of being strong as well as very light. 这种新材料的好处是既结实又轻巧。 by virtue of sth(formal 正式) by means of sth or because of sth 借助；因为；由于 vir·tue /`vɜtʃu; ˈvɜːtʃuː/n 1. [c,u] an advantage that makes something better or more useful than other things 优点; 好处，益处:◇the virtues of a non-meat diet 不吃肉食的好处 2. [c] a good quality in someone's character 美德，德行:◇stella has many virtues. 斯特拉有许多美德。 3. by virtue of formal because of 【正式】 由于，因为:◇people who get promoted by virtue of their age 由于年龄关系获升职的人 4. [u] formal morally good behaviour 【正式】 高尚的道德:◇a life of virtue 高尚的一生 |
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