virtuous
adjective
uk/ˈvɜː.tʃu.əs/us/ˈvɝː.tʃu.əs/having goodmoralqualitiesandbehaviour:
道德高尚的;拥有美德的;品行端正的Hedescribedthem as virtuous andhard-workingpeople.他将他们描述成一个品德高尚、勤劳善良的民族。
morally right
- goodShe is a good woman who goes out of her way to help others.
- virtuousI believe that humans are, despite their flaws, capable of virtuous conduct.
- righteousHe refused to stray from the righteous path.
- honestHe was a hardworking, honest family man who was only trying to do his duty.
- upstandingI’m sure most of them are honest, upstanding members of society.
disapproving
A virtuouspersonthinkshimself or herselfmorallybetterthan otherpeople:
自命清高的,自命不凡的He only doescharityworkso he canfeelvirtuous.他做那份慈善工作只是为了让自己感觉比别人高尚。
Virtue and moral good
- altruism
- angel
- angelic
- angelically
- be as pure as the driven snowidiom
- justifiably
- justified
- loftiness
- lofty
- magnanimity
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- saintly
- the road to hell is paved with good intentionsidiom
- upright
- upstanding
- virtuously
- white hat
- worthiness
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Feeling morally superior