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virtue noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + VIRTUE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcardinal, great, important, real 基本美德；伟大的品德；重要的品德；真正的美德chief, primary 主要的优秀品质heroic 英勇的品德inherent 固有的益处◆There is, of course, no inherent virtue in moderation.当然，节制并不一定有用。◆The Slavophiles believed in the inherent virtue of the Russian people.亲斯拉夫的人相信俄罗斯人具有内在的好品质。old-fashioned, traditional 守旧的道德；传统美德◆He understands the traditional virtue of hard work.他懂得勤劳这一传统美德。Christian, ethical, moral, theological 基督教的美德；伦常美德；高风亮节；圣德◆the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity信仰、希望与慈善之圣德intellectual, political, social 理智德性；政治道德；社会美德civic, public 公民的品德；公德◆Machiavelli's idea of civic virtue马基雅弗利对公民品德的看法domestic 家庭美德◆She was seen as a paragon of domestic virtue.她被看成是家庭美德的完美典范。personal (especially NAmE) , private 个人的优秀品质；私德human 人类的美德female, feminine, manly, masculine 女性的美德；男子汉的美德easy 轻浮的德行◆women of easy virtue (= with low standards of sexual morality) 放荡的女人VERB + VIRTUEhave, possess 具有⋯优点◆Her book has the cardinal virtue of simplicity.她这本书的主要优点是简单明了。embody 体现⋯美德◆Philippe embodies the French virtues of charm and grace.菲利普身上表现出法国人的迷人和优雅品质。cultivate, practise/practice 培养美德；修身◆He taught his children to practise / practice the virtues of temperance and chastity.他教育孩子们要兼修节制与贞洁之德。espouse, extol, preach, promote, tout (especially NAmE) 信奉美德；赞美优点；宣扬美德◆He never stops extolling the virtues of the free market.他不停地宣扬自由市场的种种好处。inculcate, teach 反复灌输／传授美德celebrate 颂扬美德◆a story celebrating the virtues of democracy颂扬民主种种好处的报道PHRASESmake a virtue of necessity (= to manage to gain an advantage from sth you have to do and cannot avoid) 从不得已而做的事中力争有所得a paragon of virtue 道德完美的典范◆It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel jealous.这样也不嫉妒，真是完人才做得到。 |