virtues

英 [ˈvɜːtjuːz]

美 [ˈvɜrtʃuz]

n.  高尚的道德; 正直的品性; 德行; 美德; 优秀品质; 良好习惯; 优点; 长处; 用处
virtue的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 善行;正直的品性;良好的习惯
  Virtueis thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong.
  1. Virtue is not confined to the Christian world...
     善行并不是仅限于基督教世界。
  2. She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough.
     她本可以轻易地证实自己纯真善良的品性。
• N-COUNT 美德;德行
  Avirtueis a good quality or way of behaving.
  1. His virtue is patience...
     耐心是他的美德。
  2. Her flaws were as large as her virtues...
     她的缺点和优点一样多。
  3. Humility is considered a virtue.
     谦虚被认为是一种美德。
• N-COUNT 优点;长处
  Thevirtueof something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else.
  1. There was no virtue in returning to Calvi the way I had come...
     沿着我来的路线返回卡尔维并不可取。
  2. Its other great virtue, of course, is its hard-wearing quality.
     它的另一个突出优点当然就是经久耐用。
• PREP-PHRASE 靠;凭借;由于;因为
  You useby virtue ofto explain why something happens or is true.
  1. The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail...
     由于一个细节，这篇文章在我脑海里印象深刻。
  2. Mr Olaechea has British residency by virtue of his marriage.
     奥拉伊奇先生通过结婚而取得在英国的永久居留权。
• PHRASE （假装）心甘情愿地做（迫不得已的事）
  If youmake a virtue ofsomething, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to.
  1. The movie makes a virtue out of its economy.
     这部电影充分利用了其有限的成本。

双语例句

• She instilled in the children the virtues of good hard work, and making the best of what you have.
  她慢慢给孩子们灌输勤奋工作的品德，教导他们充分利用现有的条件。
• He has the virtues of thrift and hard work.
  他具备节俭和勤奋的美德。
• Gandhi exemplified the virtues of renunciation, asceticism and restraint.
  甘地体现了克己、禁欲和自我约束的美德。
• Her flaws were as large as her virtues
  她的缺点和优点一样多。
• He also had an invincible faith in the medicinal virtues of garlic.
  他同时也对大蒜的医学功效深信不疑。
• They said the greatest virtues in a politician were integrity, correctness and honesty.
  他们说政治家身上最重要的美德就是正直、得体和诚实。
• The virtues of loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.
  忠诚，勇敢和诚实的美德。
• As a primary and secondary school students, we should inherit and carry forward the traditional virtues.
  作为一个小学生，我们应该继承和发扬这一传统美德。
• Wherefore the theological virtues are specifically distinct from the moral and intellectual virtues.
  神学美德也因此与道德和智慧相当不同。
• Chief virtues to keep in mind are loyalty, honor and love.
  该记住的主要美德是忠诚、荣誉和爱心。