单词 | virtue |
释义 | Word Frequency virtue(ˈvɜːtjuː, -tʃuː) noun 1. the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness 2. a particular moral excellence the virtue of tolerance 3. any of the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) or theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity) 4. any admirable quality, feature, or trait 5. chastity, esp in women 6. archaic an effective, active, or inherent power or force 7. by virtue of 8. make a virtue of necessity Derived forms virtueless (ˈvirtueless) adjective Word origin C13: vertu, from Old French, from Latin virtūs manliness, courage, from vir man |
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