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Definition of goodness in English: goodnessnoun ˈɡʊdnəsˈɡʊdnəs 1The quality of being morally good or virtuous. 好，尤指 a belief in the basic goodness of mankind 一种认为人性本善的信念。 Example sentencesExamples - But they're after us - they hate us for our goodness and our purity, they cannot abide the light we bring unto the world.
- Don't do it out of the goodness of your heart, if you don't want to.
- Life on the idyllic left coast has caused her to believe in the truth of honesty, the goodness in her fellow man, and doing good deeds.
- Hope draws its power from a deep trust in higher being and the basic goodness of human nature
- But along with my innocent childhood belief in the resurrection of rock music and the essential goodness of mankind, this myth was shattered too.
- Your goodness of heart brings you peace inside.
- What matters is the goodness and virtue of the individual.
- Does anyone seriously think, for a moment, that Henry intends, from the goodness of his heart, to work hard to repay the ill-gotten gains.
- This book is a thousand times worse, force-feeding us a tale not only of the author's goodness, but the goodness of his long line of ancestors.
- Basic goodness transcends the concepts of good and bad.
- Meditation is a process of lightening up, of trusting the basic goodness of what we have and who we are, and of realizing that any wisdom that exists, exists in what we already have.
- While often being disheartened by the mistakes of our government, it is my sincere hope that its decisions in the upcoming days are wise and reflect the goodness of this nation.
- You think as you are watching it, that everything is quite politically correct, that sweet Vera is doing it all out of the goodness of her own heart, but watch closer.
- Wisdom requires that we work with the inner self, in order to act in accordance with the basic goodness we all have.
- Out of the goodness of my heart I decided to loan him some of the CD-ROMs I've burned lately, so he can have a search through them and see what tunes he likes.
- He went on to talk about one of the strengths of America being its tolerance for dissent, and his enormous respect for and faith in the goodness and fairness of the American people.
- It teaches the interconnectedness of all things and the basic goodness of human nature.
- All the world should, and must, gather together in spirit and ensure that in the end only the goodness of mankind will prevail, as we venture into forever together.
- The government said that it was doing this ‘out of the goodness of its heart’.
- I fed his curiosity, for it allowed me to praise the goodness and virtues of my people.
Synonyms virtue, virtuousness, good, righteousness, morality, ethicalness, uprightness, upstandingness, integrity, principle, dignity, rectitude, rightness honesty, truth, truthfulness, honourableness, honourability, honour, incorruptibility, probity, propriety, decency, respectability, nobility, nobility of soul/spirit, nobleness, worthiness, worth, merit, trustworthiness, meritoriousness, irreproachableness, blamelessness, purity, pureness, lack of corruption justice, justness, fairness, equity, equitableness, impartiality, lawfulness, legality kindness, kindliness, kind-heartedness, warm-heartedness, tender-heartedness, humaneness, humanity, mildness, benevolence, benignity, tenderness, warmth, motherliness, fatherliness, affection, lovingness, love, goodwill sympathy, compassion, care, concern, understanding, tolerance, patience, indulgence, generosity, charity, charitableness, leniency, clemency, forbearance, magnanimity helpfulness, considerateness, thoughtfulness, consideration, niceness, courtesy, politeness, decency, graciousness, neighbourliness, pleasantness, public-spiritedness, friendliness, geniality, congeniality, amiability, cordiality 2The beneficial or nourishing element of food. （食物的）有益（或营养）成分 Example sentencesExamples - Very basic flavouring should underline the goodness of the piece of meat and fish or whatever.
- It's loaded with fibre, has practically no calories, and fills you full of rich, vitamin-y goodness every time you take a bite.
- The food nourishes, provides nutrients and goodness, yet the left-overs are generally uniform and of a recurring theme.
- I lifted my beer bottle to my face and drank the frothy goodness, sipping it slowly, savoring the bitter crisp taste.
- Some of them even went so far as to ingest tape worms to avoid their bodies absorbing the goodness from food and so remaining thin (some people today still do this).
- What was once our sustenance has become carcinogenic and devoid of goodness and nourishment.
- At least, not now, with the goodness and warmth of the food spreading within him.
Synonyms nutritional value, nutrition, nutrients, wholesomeness, nourishment rare nutriment
exclamationˈɡʊdnəsˈɡʊdnəs (as a substitution for ‘God’) expressing surprise, anger, etc. 天哪，啊呀（用作“上帝”的替代语，表示吃惊或愤怒等） goodness knows why she didn't go herself my goodness, you gave me quite a fright! Example sentencesExamples - It must be in 1997 - goodness, has the newsletter been going that long?
- Ben Pimlott (who calls her Alice) records that the young princess once said ‘My goodness!’
- But they - goodness, I nearly said ‘we’ - will just have to lump it.
- But they don't care about anything - goodness, I could tell you stories!
- In my own half-asleep state, I heard her go through to Alex's room, and then there was an exclamation of ‘Oh my goodness!’
- I went and looked down it and thought ‘Oh my goodness!’
- I was just about to talk about Kate Hudson, but, goodness, we have a star of our own over here.
- He had just come into the cafe, and oh my goodness!
- When they tell me about the son of the house, however, keeping up the impressed noises can be rather an effort - goodness, a lifeguard at the swimming pool!
PhrasesThe extent to which observed data matches the values expected by theory. 〔统计〕（观测到的数据和理论值的）适合度，吻合度 Example sentencesExamples - The statistics of the headway distribution and the goodness of fit between the observed and detected distributions are shown in Table 2.
- The independent variable, the aggregate environmental index, E, did not have any statistical significance and did not improve the goodness of fit of the models to the data.
- On the basis of the goodness of fit between models and observations, a history of stationary population size can be confidently rejected for all three sets of samples.
- In addition, we tested goodness of fit of the observed frequency spectrum to that expected under the neutrality and panmixis with constant population size.
- We used a chi-square test of goodness of fit to test the null hypothesis that usage occurs in proportion to availability, considering all habitats simultaneously.
have the goodness to do something Used in exaggeratedly polite requests. 请（做）；有（做…）的好意（用来过于礼貌地表达请求） have the goodness to look at me when I'm speaking to you 我在和你说话时能否请你看着我的眼睛！ Example sentencesExamples - Might I beg that you would have the goodness to sit down upon one of those boxes, and not to interfere?
- I wish to speak to Dominick alone, so please have the goodness to go.
out of the goodness of one's heart Motivated by kindness and generosity rather than the hope of personal gain. don't expect me to believe you are helping me out of the goodness of your heart people give to charity out of the goodness of their heart 他是出于仁慈之心才这样做的。
OriginOld English gōdnes (see good, -ness). Definition of goodness in US English: goodnessnounˈɡʊdnəsˈɡo͝odnəs 1The quality of being morally good or virtuous. 好，尤指 a belief in the basic goodness of mankind 一种认为人性本善的信念。 Example sentencesExamples - I fed his curiosity, for it allowed me to praise the goodness and virtues of my people.
- You think as you are watching it, that everything is quite politically correct, that sweet Vera is doing it all out of the goodness of her own heart, but watch closer.
- Wisdom requires that we work with the inner self, in order to act in accordance with the basic goodness we all have.
- It teaches the interconnectedness of all things and the basic goodness of human nature.
- Out of the goodness of my heart I decided to loan him some of the CD-ROMs I've burned lately, so he can have a search through them and see what tunes he likes.
- Hope draws its power from a deep trust in higher being and the basic goodness of human nature
- Your goodness of heart brings you peace inside.
- But along with my innocent childhood belief in the resurrection of rock music and the essential goodness of mankind, this myth was shattered too.
- Don't do it out of the goodness of your heart, if you don't want to.
- Life on the idyllic left coast has caused her to believe in the truth of honesty, the goodness in her fellow man, and doing good deeds.
- He went on to talk about one of the strengths of America being its tolerance for dissent, and his enormous respect for and faith in the goodness and fairness of the American people.
- Does anyone seriously think, for a moment, that Henry intends, from the goodness of his heart, to work hard to repay the ill-gotten gains.
- This book is a thousand times worse, force-feeding us a tale not only of the author's goodness, but the goodness of his long line of ancestors.
- While often being disheartened by the mistakes of our government, it is my sincere hope that its decisions in the upcoming days are wise and reflect the goodness of this nation.
- But they're after us - they hate us for our goodness and our purity, they cannot abide the light we bring unto the world.
- The government said that it was doing this ‘out of the goodness of its heart’.
- What matters is the goodness and virtue of the individual.
- Basic goodness transcends the concepts of good and bad.
- All the world should, and must, gather together in spirit and ensure that in the end only the goodness of mankind will prevail, as we venture into forever together.
- Meditation is a process of lightening up, of trusting the basic goodness of what we have and who we are, and of realizing that any wisdom that exists, exists in what we already have.
Synonyms virtue, virtuousness, good, righteousness, morality, ethicalness, uprightness, upstandingness, integrity, principle, dignity, rectitude, rightness kindness, kindliness, kind-heartedness, warm-heartedness, tender-heartedness, humaneness, humanity, mildness, benevolence, benignity, tenderness, warmth, motherliness, fatherliness, affection, lovingness, love, goodwill 2The beneficial or nourishing element of food. （食物的）有益（或营养）成分 Example sentencesExamples - At least, not now, with the goodness and warmth of the food spreading within him.
- What was once our sustenance has become carcinogenic and devoid of goodness and nourishment.
- I lifted my beer bottle to my face and drank the frothy goodness, sipping it slowly, savoring the bitter crisp taste.
- The food nourishes, provides nutrients and goodness, yet the left-overs are generally uniform and of a recurring theme.
- Some of them even went so far as to ingest tape worms to avoid their bodies absorbing the goodness from food and so remaining thin (some people today still do this).
- Very basic flavouring should underline the goodness of the piece of meat and fish or whatever.
- It's loaded with fibre, has practically no calories, and fills you full of rich, vitamin-y goodness every time you take a bite.
Synonyms nutritional value, nutrition, nutrients, wholesomeness, nourishment
exclamationˈɡʊdnəsˈɡo͝odnəs (as a substitution for “God”) expressing surprise, anger, etc. 天哪，啊呀（用作“上帝”的替代语，表示吃惊或愤怒等） goodness knows why she didn't go herself my goodness, you gave me quite a fright! Example sentencesExamples - When they tell me about the son of the house, however, keeping up the impressed noises can be rather an effort - goodness, a lifeguard at the swimming pool!
- Ben Pimlott (who calls her Alice) records that the young princess once said ‘My goodness!’
- I was just about to talk about Kate Hudson, but, goodness, we have a star of our own over here.
- In my own half-asleep state, I heard her go through to Alex's room, and then there was an exclamation of ‘Oh my goodness!’
- He had just come into the cafe, and oh my goodness!
- I went and looked down it and thought ‘Oh my goodness!’
- But they don't care about anything - goodness, I could tell you stories!
- It must be in 1997 - goodness, has the newsletter been going that long?
- But they - goodness, I nearly said ‘we’ - will just have to lump it.
PhrasesThe extent to which observed data match the values expected by theory. 〔统计〕（观测到的数据和理论值的）适合度，吻合度 Example sentencesExamples - On the basis of the goodness of fit between models and observations, a history of stationary population size can be confidently rejected for all three sets of samples.
- In addition, we tested goodness of fit of the observed frequency spectrum to that expected under the neutrality and panmixis with constant population size.
- The independent variable, the aggregate environmental index, E, did not have any statistical significance and did not improve the goodness of fit of the models to the data.
- The statistics of the headway distribution and the goodness of fit between the observed and detected distributions are shown in Table 2.
- We used a chi-square test of goodness of fit to test the null hypothesis that usage occurs in proportion to availability, considering all habitats simultaneously.
have the goodness to do something Used in exaggeratedly polite requests. 请（做）；有（做…）的好意（用来过于礼貌地表达请求） have the goodness to look at me when I'm speaking to you 我在和你说话时能否请你看着我的眼睛！ Example sentencesExamples - I wish to speak to Dominick alone, so please have the goodness to go.
- Might I beg that you would have the goodness to sit down upon one of those boxes, and not to interfere?
out of the goodness of one's heart Motivated by kindness and generosity rather than the hope of personal gain. don't expect me to believe you are helping me out of the goodness of your heart people give to charity out of the goodness of their heart 他是出于仁慈之心才这样做的。
OriginOld English gōdnes (see good, -ness). |