| 单词 | virtue |
| 释义 | virtue (vɜːʳtʃuː ) Word forms: virtues 1. uncountable noun Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. Virtue is not confined to those who follow a faith. She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough. 2. countable noun A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving. His virtue is patience. Her flaws were as large as her virtues. Humility is considered a virtue. Synonyms: merit, strength, asset, plus [informal] 3. countable noun 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. [+ in] Its other great virtue, of course, is its hard-wearing quality. 4. phrase You use by virtue of to explain why something happens or is true. [formal] The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail. Mr Olaechea has British residency by virtue of his marriage. 5. make a virtue of phrase If you make a virtue of, or make a virtue out of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to. The movie makes a virtue out of its economy. Quotations: Virtue is the fount whence honour springsTamburlaine the Great Virtue is its own rewardDe Finibus Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain setEssays Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies Bible: Proverbs For ' tis some virtue, virtue to commend Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunkComus Against the threats Of malice or of sorcery, or that power Which erring men call chance, this I hold firm, Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt, Surprised by unjust force, but not enthralledComus It is queer how it is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disasterThere Is No Conversation The weakest of all weak things is a virtue which has not been tested in the fireThe Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race, where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat... that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contraryAreopagitica Collocations: embody a virtue That piece in particular embodied the many virtues she was known for. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It is the idea that because a sportsman embodies certain virtues on the field of play he must - de facto - embody them in other areas of his life. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They can attempt to embody the virtues of the nation, and they may try to show by their actions how those virtues can be enhanced. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The old-fashioned virtues of politeness, honesty and loyalty came naturally to him. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Sadly, though, it seems those old-fashioned virtues don't count for a lot in the modern game. The Sun (2009) The Prime Minister is battling to put old-fashioned virtues like marriage and respect at the top of the agenda. The Sun (2010) But, it will be a long and bruising campaign if they have to rely on their traditional virtues of a strong set-piece and committed defence. Times, Sunday Times He thinks our traditional virtues of hard work and optimism will see us through the slump. The Sun They preach force and power over traditional virtues of piety and compassion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And, finally, the extensionist approach, which takes traditional virtues and extends them to operate in an environmentally meaningful way. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 正直, 正直的品性 Japanese: 善行, 美徳 |
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