virtue
virtue
[ˈvəːtjuː, -tʃuː]
noun
by (或in) virtue of
virtueless
adjective
语源
[ˈvəːtjuː, -tʃuː]
noun
- [mass noun]behaviour showing high moral standards
德行
paragons of virtue.
德行典范。
■[count noun]a quality considered morally good or desirable in a person
美德
patience is a virtue.
耐心是一种美德。
■[count noun]a good or useful quality of a thing
优点，长处
Mike was extolling the virtues of the car.
迈克在赞美那部汽车的优点。
[mass noun]there's no virtue in suffering in silence.
默默地承受痛苦并不是什么优点。
■[mass noun](archaic)virginity or chastity, especially of a woman
(古)（尤指妇女）贞操，贞洁 - (virtues)(in traditional Christian angelology) the seventh-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy
（传统基督教天使学）道德天使（天国九级制度的第七级）
by (或in) virtue of
- because or as a result of
因为；由于
- derive benefit or advantage from submitting to (an unwelcome obligation or unavoidable circumstance)
将（不乐意的事）变成有利的
virtueless
adjective
语源
- Middle English: from Old French vertu, from Latin virtus 'valour, merit, moral perfection', from vir 'man'
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