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virtuous adj.善良的,有道德的,有效力的,正直的 When you use virtuous to describe an action, like, "Your decision to cancel your vacation plans when your mom got sick was virtuous," it’s almost as though you’re referring to an ideal of goodness. In past centuries, virtuous was synonymous with virginal. In many 18th century English novels, for example, a woman didn't even have to be all that nice to be called virtuous; it just mattered that she was sexually innocent. ★☆☆☆☆ 2012.1

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['və:tjuəs] Virtuous is “good” with a halo. If you call someone virtuous, you are saying that person is living according to high moral standards. Someone virtuous is who you want leading your Girl Scout troop. Far less certain, however, is how successfully experts and bureaucrats can select our peer groups and steer their activities in virtuous directions. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有德行的；道德高尚的；正直的 A virtuous person behaves in a moral and correct way. Louis was shown as an intelligent, courageous and virtuous family man.路易斯在人们眼里是一个智慧、勇敢、品德高尚的顾家男人。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]自命不凡的；自鸣得意的 If you describe someone as virtuous, you mean that they have done what they ought to do and feel very pleased with themselves, perhaps too pleased. I cleaned the flat, which left me feeling virtuous.我打扫了整个公寓，这让我觉得自己很了不起。virtuously'I've already done that,' said Ronnie virtuously.“我已经把它做完了，”罗尼得意地说道。

英语单词	virtuous
英美音标	['və:tjuəs]
中文释义	adj.善良的,有道德的,有效力的,正直的
vocab简明	Virtuous is “good” with a halo. If you call someone virtuous, you are saying that person is living according to high moral standards. Someone virtuous is who you want leading your Girl Scout troop.
vocab扩展	When you use virtuous to describe an action, like, "Your decision to cancel your vacation plans when your mom got sick was virtuous," it’s almost as though you’re referring to an ideal of goodness. In past centuries, virtuous was synonymous with virginal. In many 18th century English novels, for example, a woman didn't even have to be all that nice to be called virtuous; it just mattered that she was sexually innocent.
真题原句	Far less certain, however, is how successfully experts and bureaucrats can select our peer groups and steer their activities in virtuous directions.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有德行的；道德高尚的；正直的 A virtuous person behaves in a moral and correct way. Louis was shown as an intelligent, courageous and virtuous family man. 路易斯在人们眼里是一个智慧、勇敢、品德高尚的顾家男人。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]自命不凡的；自鸣得意的 If you describe someone as virtuous, you mean that they have done what they ought to do and feel very pleased with themselves, perhaps too pleased. I cleaned the flat, which left me feeling virtuous. 我打扫了整个公寓，这让我觉得自己很了不起。 virtuously 'I've already done that,' said Ronnie virtuously. “我已经把它做完了，”罗尼得意地说道。
来源	2012.1

Virtuous Person Moral Describe Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Və:Tjuəs Adj.善良的,有道德的,有效力的,正直的