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Virtuous Adj Valiant Late Latin Və:Tjuəs A.有美德的;自命清高的 英

单词 virtuous
音标 ['və:tjuəs]
解释 a.有美德的;自命清高的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 有美德的 (showing virtue);
【考】 反义词:nefarious( 邪恶的)
【记】 来自名词virtue(美 德)
字源 virtuous (adj.)
c.1300, "characterized by vigor or strength; having qualities befitting a knight; valiant, hardy, courageous;" from Old French vertuos "righteous; potent; of good quality; mighty, valiant, brave" (12c.), from Late Latin virtuosus "good, virtuous," from Latin virtus (see virtue). From mid-14c. in English as "having beneficial or efficacious properties;" late 14c. (of persons) as "having excellent moral qualities; conforming to religious law." Related: Virtuously; virtuousness.
不择手段背单词 adj. 有美德的; 还有贞操的
【记】源于: virtue(n 美德; 优点)
【反】nefarious(adj 邪恶的); base(adj 卑鄙的)
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