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virtue n.美德；德行；优点；贞操 (1) 信守诺言是一种美德。(2) 我的邻居是一个具有高尚品德的人。(3) 他说他的计划的优点是最简单易行。(4) 温顺是他所欣赏的妻子的优点之一。(5) 她决不是一个放荡的女人。 The word virtue comes from the Latin root vir, for man. At first virtue meant manliness or valor, but over time it settled into the sense of moral excellence. Virtue can also mean excellence in general. One of your virtues might be your generous willingness to help out your friends. The phrase by virtue of means "as a result of" or "by authority of." You will achieve success by virtue of hard work (or by virtue of inside connections).

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英 ['vɜːtʃuː] 美 ['vɜːrtʃuː] (1) Fidelity to engagement is a virtue.(2) My neighbor is a man of highest virtue.(3) He said his plan had the virtue of being the easiest to implement.(4) Meekness is a virtue he appreciates in his wife.(5) She's definitely not a woman of easy virtue. 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. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]善行；正直的品性；良好的习惯 Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. Virtue is not confined to the Christian world...善行并不是仅限于基督教世界。She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough.她本可以轻易地证实自己纯真善良的品性。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]美德；德行 A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving. His virtue is patience...耐心是他的美德。Her flaws were as large as her virtues...她的缺点和优点一样多。Humility is considered a virtue.谦虚被认为是一种美德。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]优点；长处 The virtue of something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else. There was no virtue in returning to Calvi the way I had come...沿着我来的路线返回卡尔维并不可取。Its other great virtue, of course, is its hard-wearing quality.它的另一个突出优点当然就是经久耐用。4[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]靠；凭借；由于；因为 You use by virtue of to explain why something happens or is true.   [FORMAL 正式]The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail...由于一个细节，这篇文章在我脑海里印象深刻。Mr Olaechea has British residency by virtue of his marriage.奥拉伊奇先生通过结婚而取得在英国的永久居留权。5[PHRASE 短语]（假装）心甘情愿地做（迫不得已的事） If you make a virtue of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to.   [V inflects]The movie makes a virtue out of its economy.这部电影充分利用了其有限的成本。

英语单词	virtue
英美音标	英 ['vɜːtʃuː] 美 ['vɜːrtʃuː]
中文释义	n.美德；德行；优点；贞操
英语例句	(1) Fidelity to engagement is a virtue. (2) My neighbor is a man of highest virtue. (3) He said his plan had the virtue of being the easiest to implement. (4) Meekness is a virtue he appreciates in his wife. (5) She's definitely not a woman of easy virtue.
中文例句	(1) 信守诺言是一种美德。 (2) 我的邻居是一个具有高尚品德的人。 (3) 他说他的计划的优点是最简单易行。 (4) 温顺是他所欣赏的妻子的优点之一。 (5) 她决不是一个放荡的女人。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	The word virtue comes from the Latin root vir, for man. At first virtue meant manliness or valor, but over time it settled into the sense of moral excellence. Virtue can also mean excellence in general. One of your virtues might be your generous willingness to help out your friends. The phrase by virtue of means "as a result of" or "by authority of." You will achieve success by virtue of hard work (or by virtue of inside connections).
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]善行；正直的品性；良好的习惯 Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. Virtue is not confined to the Christian world... 善行并不是仅限于基督教世界。 She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough. 她本可以轻易地证实自己纯真善良的品性。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]美德；德行 A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving. His virtue is patience... 耐心是他的美德。 Her flaws were as large as her virtues... 她的缺点和优点一样多。 Humility is considered a virtue. 谦虚被认为是一种美德。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]优点；长处 The virtue of something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else. There was no virtue in returning to Calvi the way I had come... 沿着我来的路线返回卡尔维并不可取。 Its other great virtue, of course, is its hard-wearing quality. 它的另一个突出优点当然就是经久耐用。 4 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]靠；凭借；由于；因为 You use by virtue of to explain why something happens or is true. [FORMAL 正式] The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail... 由于一个细节，这篇文章在我脑海里印象深刻。 Mr Olaechea has British residency by virtue of his marriage. 奥拉伊奇先生通过结婚而取得在英国的永久居留权。 5 [PHRASE 短语]（假装）心甘情愿地做（迫不得已的事） If you make a virtue of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to. [V inflects] The movie makes a virtue out of its economy. 这部电影充分利用了其有限的成本。

Virtue Quality Make N Count 可数名词 英 Vɜːtʃuː] 美 Vɜːrtʃuː

Virtue Quality Make N Count 可数名词英 Vɜːtʃuː] 美 Vɜːrtʃuː