单词 | goodness |
释义 | goodness n 1 [U] quality of being good; virtue; kindness (to sb) 善良; 美德; (对某人的)好意 praise God for his goodness and mercy 赞美上帝的仁慈和怜悯 In spite of the bad things he´s done I still believe in his essential goodness. 尽管他做了坏事, 我仍然相信他本质是善良的. her goodness to her old parents 她对年迈双亲的孝心. 2 [U] quality that nourishes sb/sth or helps growth (滋养某人[某事物]或助其成长的)养分, 精华 Much of the goodness in food may be lost in cooking. 食物在烹调中可能失去许多养分. Brown bread is full of goodness. 黑面包富於营养. soil with a lot of goodness in it 含大量养分的土壤. 3 [sing] (euph 婉) (used in exclamations instead of `God´ 用於感叹句, 代替God一词) Goodness, what a big toy! , 多大的玩具呀! Thank goodness! ie expressing relief 谢天谢地! For goodness´ sake! ie expressing protest 看在老天爷的分上!(表示抗议) My goodness!/Goodness me!/Goodness gracious (me)! ie expressing surprise 天哪!(表示惊异). 4 (idm 习语) God/goodness/Heaven knows => know. have the goodness to do sth (fml 文) (used when requesting sb to do sth 用於请求某人做某事) Have the goodness to step this way, please. 劳驾, 请这边走. honest to God/goodness => honest. to God/goodness/Heaven => god. |
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