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vir·tueBrE /ˈvɜːtʃuː/NAmE /ˈvɜːrtʃuː/ noun [U] (formal) behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards 高尚的道德;正直的品性;德行◆He led a life of virtue. 他过着高尚的生活。◆She was certainly no paragon of virtue! 她绝不是道德高尚的典范! [C] a particular good quality or habit 美德;优秀品质;良好习惯◆Patience is not one of her virtues, I'm afraid. 恐怕她没有耐心。 [C, U] an attractive or useful quality 优点;长处;用处 SYN advantage ◆The plan has the virtue of simplicity. 这项计划的优点是简单。◆He was extolling the virtues of the Internet. 他赞扬了互联网的长处。◆They could see no virtue in discussing it further. 他们看不到再讨论下去有什么用处。●by/in virtue of sth(formal) by means of or because of sth 凭借;依靠;由于;因为◆She got the job by virtue of her greater experience. 她由于经验较为丰富而得到了那份工作。●make a ˌvirtue of neˈcessityto manage to gain an advantage from sth that you have to do and cannot avoid 不得已而力争有所得●ˌvirtue is its own reˈward(saying) the reward for acting in a moral or correct way is the knowledge that you have done so, and you should not expect more than this, for example praise from other people or payment 施恩无他图,有德便是报;美德本身就是报偿●of easy ˈvirtue(old-fashioned) (of a woman 女人) willing to have sex with anyone 水性杨花;轻浮;放荡 |