| 单词 | virtuous |
| 释义 | virtuous (once / 434 pages) 1adj 2adj 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. 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. WORD FAMILYvirtuous: virtuosity, virtuousest, virtuously, virtuousness+/virtue: virtues, virtuous/virtuosity: virtuosities USAGE EXAMPLES"The Stop Slavery Award wants to start a virtuous circle by proving that corporations play a key role in the fight against slavery," she added. Reuters(Nov 30, 2016) The hustle and stress of the holidays can throw even the most virtuous eaters off course. Los Angeles Times(Nov 24, 2016) The magical thinking went like this: One could lead a virtuous life, modeling Christ’s humility, but however morally upright, it would never be enough. Los Angeles Times(Nov 21, 2016) 1 adj morally excellent 2Syn|Ant chaste morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse) goodmorally admirable moralconcerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles pioushaving or showing or expressing reverence for a deity righteouscharacterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice impeccablenot capable of sin impeccant, innocent, sinlessfree from sin wicked morally bad in principle or practice evilmorally bad or wrong immoraldeliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong impiouslacking piety or reverence for a god wrongcontrary to conscience or morality or law unrighteousnot righteous evil, vicioushaving the nature of vice heavy(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain flagitious, heinousextremely wicked, deeply criminal iniquitous, sinful, ungodlycharacterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin irreclaimable, irredeemable, unredeemable, unreformableinsusceptible of reform nefarious, villainousextremely wicked peccable, peccantliable to sin adj in a state of sexual virginity Syn pure, vestal, virgin, virginal chaste morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse) |
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