| 单词 | virtue |
| 释义 | virtuevirtue /ˈvɚtʃu/ ●○○ noun 1GOOD QUALITY [countable] a particular good quality in someone’s character OPP vice: Patience is a virtue. heroic virtues2GOODNESS [uncountable] formal moral goodness of character and behavior OPP vice: men of virtue3ADVANTAGE [countable, uncountable] an advantage that makes something better or more useful than something else: virtue of the virtues of democracy4by virtue of something formal by means of, or as a result of something: He was given the award by virtue of his age.5preach/extol/tout etc. the virtues of something to talk about how good or important something is and try to persuade other people about this6make a virtue (out) of necessity to pretend that you are doing something because you want to do it, when actually it is something that you must do7NO SEX [uncountable] old-fashioned the state of not having sex with someone, or not with anyone except your husband or wife[Origin: 1100–1200 Old French virtu, from Latin virtus strength, virtue, from vir man] |
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