virtue

['və:tju:]

n.美德, 德行, 优点, 贞操

例句与用法:

Virtue is fairer far than beauty.

[谚]美德远胜于美貌。

She is a paragon of virtue.

她是美德的典范。

Meekness is a virtue he appreciates in his wife.

温顺是他所欣赏的妻子的优点之一。

Fidelity to engagement is a virtue.

信守诺言是一种美德。

My neighbor is a man of highest virtue.

我的邻居是一个具有高尚品德的人。

He said his plan had the virtue of being the easiest to implement.

他说他的计划的优点是最简单易行。

详细释义:

n.

1. 善, 德[U]

He is a man of great virtue.

他是一个品德高尚的人。

2. 美德, 德行[C][U]

Kindness is but one of his virtues.

善良仅是他的美德之一。

"Patience is a virtue" is an old saying.

"忍耐是美德"是句古老的谚语。

3. 贞操[U]

4. 优点, 长处[C][U]

The car has its drawbacks and it has its virtues.

这汽车有其短处, 也有其长处。

5. (内在的)功效, 效力 [U][C]


短语词组:

by/in virtue of

1. 由于; 凭借

He claimed a pension in virtue of his long illness.

由于长期生病, 他申请救助金。