virtue
n. 德行, 美德, 优点, 功效, 效力 [法] 美德, 贞操, 优点
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教材释义与例句
美德;优点;贞操;功效
moral goodness of character and behaviour
Women have often been used as symbols of virtue.
女性常被用作美德的象征。
释义与例句
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(uncountable) The idea of all that is good or excellent (in every sense of those terms) in a human being, collectively instantiated by a varying number of human traits known as "the virtues", the enumeration of which vary by the many virtue systems which have developed within different cultures, religions, and historical periods.
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Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.
不可数 可数Without virtue, there is no freedom.
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An attribute of a personality (a "personality trait") which predisposes a person to behaviors resulting in human goodness; an admirable quality.
可数 不可数The commission of acts by a person which he or she believes to be wrong can cause a diminishment of one or more of the virtues which subsist in the person's personality; in this way such actions may be viewed as significant life events.
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A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person.
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德
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Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins.
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An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage.
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A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and archangels, and below seraphim and cherubim.
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Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity.
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The inherent power of a god, or other supernatural being.
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The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases).
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From Middle English vertu, virtue, borrowed from Anglo-Norman vertu, virtu, from Latin virtus (“manliness, bravery, worth, moral excellence”), from vir (“man”). Doublet of vertu. See virile. In this sense, displaced Old English cræft, whence Modern English craft.
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