virtue

英 [ˈvɜːtʃuː]

美 [ˈvɜːrtʃuː]

n.  高尚的道德; 正直的品性; 德行; 美德; 优秀品质; 良好习惯; 优点; 长处; 用处

复数：virtues　

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同义词辨析

virtuemerit【导航词义：美德，品质】

习惯用语

n.

by/in virtue of sth
• 凭借；依靠；由于；因为
  by means of or because of sth
• She got the job by virtue of her greater experience.
  她由于经验较为丰富而得到了那份工作。
make a virtue of necessity
• 不得已而力争有所得
  to manage to gain an advantage from sth that you have to do and cannot avoid
virtue is its own reward
• 施恩无他图，有德便是报；美德本身就是报偿
  the reward for acting in a moral or correct way is the knowledge that you have done so, and you should not expect more than this, for example praise from other people or payment
of easy virtue
• 水性杨花；轻浮；放荡
  willing to have sex with anyone

牛津词典

noun

• 高尚的道德；正直的品性；德行
  behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards
  1. He led a life of virtue.
     他过着高尚的生活。
  2. She was certainly no paragon of virtue !
     她决不是道德高尚的典范！
• 美德；优秀品质；良好习惯
  a particular good quality or habit
  1. Patience is not one of her virtues, I'm afraid.
     恐怕她没有耐性。
• 优点；长处；用处
  an attractive or useful quality
  1. The plan has the virtue of simplicity.
     这项计划的优点是简单。
  2. He was extolling the virtues of the Internet.
     他赞扬了互联网的长处。
  3. They could see no virtue in discussing it further.
     他们看不到再讨论下去有什么用处。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 善行;正直的品性;良好的习惯
  Virtueis thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong.
  1. Virtue is not confined to the Christian world...
     善行并不是仅限于基督教世界。
  2. She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough.
     她本可以轻易地证实自己纯真善良的品性。
• N-COUNT 美德;德行
  Avirtueis a good quality or way of behaving.
  1. His virtue is patience...
     耐心是他的美德。
  2. Her flaws were as large as her virtues...
     她的缺点和优点一样多。
  3. Humility is considered a virtue.
     谦虚被认为是一种美德。
• N-COUNT 优点;长处
  Thevirtueof something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else.
  1. 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。
  2. Its other great virtue, of course, is its hard-wearing quality.
     它的另一个突出优点当然就是经久耐用。
• PREP-PHRASE 靠;凭借;由于;因为
  You useby virtue ofto explain why something happens or is true.
  1. The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail...
     由于一个细节，这篇文章在我脑海里印象深刻。
  2. Mr Olaechea has British residency by virtue of his marriage.
     奥拉伊奇先生通过结婚而取得在英国的永久居留权。
• PHRASE （假装）心甘情愿地做（迫不得已的事）
  If youmake a virtue ofsomething, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to.
  1. The movie makes a virtue out of its economy.
     这部电影充分利用了其有限的成本。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
  Synonym:virtuousnessmoral excellence
• a particular moral excellence
• morality with respect to sexual relations
  Synonym:chastitysexual morality
• any admirable quality or attribute
  1. work of great merit
  Synonym:merit

双语例句

• Humility is considered a virtue.
  谦虚被认为是一种美德。
• She says the programme portrayed her as a 'lady of easy virtue'.
  她说这个节目把她刻画成了一个“水性杨花的女人”。
• Vanity and virtue do not go together.
  虚荣与美德不是共生物。
• The movie makes a virtue out of its economy.
  这部电影充分利用了其有限的成本。
• Virtue is not confined to the Christian world
  善行并不是仅限于基督教世界。
• The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail
  由于一个细节，这篇文章在我脑海里印象深刻。
• With the virtue of healthy mind, body and soul, I now am focused to achieve success.
  有了健康的头脑、身体和灵魂，我现在可以更专注于追求成功了。
• As far as mathematicians are concerned, there's a certain virtue in wearing intellectual blinkers
  就数学家们来说，用学者的眼光来看问题不无裨益。
• He excels in virtue.
  他品德高尚。
• He was elected chairman by virtue of his seniority.
  他因资格老而当选主席。