| [/ˈvɜːtʃuː; ˋvətʃu/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] moral goodness or excellence 美德; 道德上的优良品性:
lead a life of virtue 过高尚的生活 *
(esp joc 尤作戏谑语) a paragon of virtue 美德的典范.
(b) [C] particular form of this; good habit 美德; 良好的习惯:
(saying 谚) Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德. *
extol, praise, etc the virtues of thrift 颂扬、 赞美...节俭的好习惯. Cf 参看 vice1 1. 用法:
2 [C, U] the ~ (of sth/being sth/doing sth) attractive or useful quality; advantage 优点; 长处:
This seat has the virtue of being adjustable. 这种座位的好处是可以调节. *
The great virtue of camping is its cheapness/is that it is cheap. 野营的一大优点是省钱. *
learn the virtue(s) of keeping one's mouth shut, ie of not always saying what one thinks 要有慎言的优点. 用法:
3 [U] (fml or joc 文或谑) chastity, esp of a woman 操守; （尤指女子的）贞操, 贞节:
lose/preserve one's virtue 失去[保持]贞洁. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) by virtue of sth (fml 文) on account of or because of sth 由於或因为某事物:
He was exempt from charges by virtue of his youth/of being so young/of the fact that he was so young. 他因年幼而获得免费. make a ,virtue of ne`cessity do sth with a good grace because one has to do it anyway 做非做不可的事就痛痛快快地做:
Being short of money, I made a virtue of necessity and gave up smoking. 我因缺钱, 倒也乐得把烟戒了. a woman of easy virtue => woman. virtue is its own reward (saying 谚) behaving virtuously should give one enough satisfaction for one not to expect any further reward 做好事即乐在其中. |