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virtue BrE /ˈvɜːtʃuː/
NAmE /ˈvɜːrtʃuː/► SEE ALLby/in virtue of sthmake a virtue of necessityvirtue is its own rewarda paragon of virtue
●by/in ˈvirtue of sth (formal) because of sth 由于；因为；凭借◆I was invited to a party at the embassy simply by virtue of being British.
我应邀参加在大使馆举行的聚会，只不过因为我是英国人。●make a ˌvirtue of neˈcessityact in a good or moral way, and perhaps expect praise for this, not because you chose to but because in that particular situation you had no choice 不得已而做善事；做不得不做的好事却假装高尚●ˌvirtue is its own reˈward (saying) the reward for acting in a moral or correct way is the knowledge that you have done so, and you should not expect more than this, for example praise from other people or payment 有德便是有报；为善本身就是回报●a paragon of ˈvirtuea person who is without faults; a completely perfect person 十全十美的人；完美无缺的人◆We don’t expect all election candidates to be paragons of virtue.我们不能期望所有的候选人都十全十美。 |