virtue
virtue 英 [ˈvɜ:tʃu:] 美 [ˈvɜrtʃu]
n. 美德；优点
名词复数:virtues
- Virtue is the quality of being morally good. If you're writing a screenplay and you want it to be a real tearjerker, make sure your hero is full of virtue.
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- n. 美德；优点
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1. He led a life of virtue.
他过着高尚的生活。
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2. Patience is not one of her virtues, I'm afraid.
恐怕她不具有耐心这一美德。
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3. The plan has the virtue of simplicity.
这项计划的优点是简单。
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4. They could see no virtue in discussing it further.
他们看不到再讨论下去有什么用处。
- virtue (n.) c. 1200, vertu, "moral life and conduct; a particular moral excellence," from Anglo-French and Old French vertu "force, strength, vigor; moral strength; qualities, abilities" (10c. in Old French), from Latin virtutem (nominative virtus) "moral strength, high character, goodness; manliness; valor, bravery, courage (in war); excellence, worth," from vir "man" (from PIE root *wi-ro- "man").
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