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virtuenoun(GOOD MORALS)C2[CorU]a goodmoralqualityin aperson, or thegeneralqualityof beingmorallygood: 美德；高尚品德 Patience is a virtue.耐心是一种美德。 - In thenovel, Constanza is aparagonof virtue who would nevercompromiseherreputation.
- Her virtue would beproofagainst hischarms.
- Discretion is a virtueworthcultivating.
- Tact is not one of his virtues.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesVirtue and moral good - altruism
- angel
- angelic
- angelically
- be as pure as the driven snowidiom
- justifiably
- justified
- loftiness
- lofty
- magnanimity
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- saintly
- the road to hell is paved with good intentionsidiom
- upstanding
- virtuous
- virtuously
- white hat
- worthiness
See more results » virtuenoun(ADVANTAGE)C2[CorU]anadvantageor good thing: 优点；好处 Would there be any virtueintaking anearliertrain?乘坐早一班的火车有什么好处吗？ Theactresshasappearedin many TVadsextolling(=praising)the virtuesofhairproducts.看见这位女演员在电视上吹捧美发产品的种种优点总是让人感觉怪怪的。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAdvantage and disadvantage - a stick to beatsomeonewithidiom
- an ace upyoursleeveidiom
- attraction
- be well in thereidiom
- be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
- head start
- hold all the cardsidiom
- in
- in the right place at the right timeidiom
- it's tough at the topidiom
- lock
- lose
- profit
- scent bloodidiom
- secret weapon
- silver lining
- stick
- the best of both worldsidiom
- tough
- trouble
See more results » virtuenoun(BECAUSE OF)by virtue ofC2formal because of; as aresultof: 因为；由于；凭借Shesucceededby virtue of hertenacityratherthan hertalent.她成功靠的是坚韧不拔，而不是天赋。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesLinguistics: connecting words which introduce a cause or reason - as
- at
- because
- because of
- case
- courtesy
- cuz
- dint
- except
- except thatidiom
- from
- herein
- inasmuch as
- insofar as
- order
- owing to
- sake
- since
- through
- with
See more results » Idiommake a virtue (out) ofsomething virtue| American Dictionaryvirtuenoun[C/U](GOODNESS)a goodmoralqualityin aperson, or thegeneralqualityofgoodnessin aperson: virtuenoun[C/U](ADVANTAGE)[C]Caution is ausefulvirtue. Examplesofvirtuevirtue While the virtues of country life were still stressed, the differences between town and country became less accentuated.From theCambridge English Corpus Natural philosophy was supposed to lead to moralvirtue, to modesty and religious reverence.From theCambridge English Corpus However, in the case we are studying here, we believe that being underflagging is the essentialvirtue.From theCambridge English Corpus There was no guarantee thatvirtuewould bring honour : it would have to be its own reward.From theCambridge English Corpus A finalvirtueof self-experimentation, it might be argued, is that it showed the practical value of basic behavioral research.From theCambridge English Corpus Bases of such changes include self-knowledge and self-critique of biases, stereotypes, and prejudices plus the virtues of openness and humility, as previously noted.From theCambridge English Corpus As yet this is only a working hypothesis but it has thevirtueof directing investigation.From theCambridge English Corpus The problem of insufficient promotion possibilities, for instance, will disappear byvirtueof the demographic swing.From theCambridge English Corpus Even if one did not make him responsible for his deeds by pledging insanity, thevirtueof wisdom and therefore dignity would be lost.From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, it endows wine with the same otherworldly, spiritual characteristics ordinarily associated withvirtue.From theCambridge English Corpus Aside from being original, comprehensive, and up-to-date, this volume has a number of virtues.From theCambridge English Corpus It was a widespread idea that individuals, even whole groups, had intellectual and artistic qualities byvirtueof their ancestry.From theCambridge English Corpus On behalf of people, the sage-king administers through moral construction and virtues and practices ren ("humanity, humaneness").From theCambridge English Corpus It seems as though the subject has a special relation with what she believes, byvirtueof which the belief has its particular content.From theCambridge English Corpus Phillips agreed with this, believing that the idea of ready-made virtues is incoherent.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithvirtuevirtueThese are words often used in combination withvirtue. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. cardinal virtue He did, however, start off with the right credentials to become a major playwright: he considered disrespect for authority acardinalvirtue. From theCambridge English Corpus chief virtue This, indeed, is thechiefvirtueof the book under review. From theCambridge English Corpus civic virtue In the process, interesting ideas on accountability, transparency andcivicvirtueare getting under the wire. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |