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TOEFL BNC: 2960 COCA: 3362

virtue

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vir·tue /ˈvɜːtʃuː $ ˈvɜːr-/ ●●○ W3 noun  
1  [uncountableU] formal moral goodness of character and behaviour 善；美德 OPP vice
 Women have often been used as symbols of virtue.
女性常被用作美德的象征。
2  [countableC]GOOD POINT OR CHARACTERISTIC a particular good quality in someone’s character 〔某人的〕美德，优秀品质 OPP vice
 Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.
她有许多美德，诸如忠诚、勇敢和诚实。
3  [countableC, uncountableU]ADVANTAGE an advantage that makes something better or more useful than something else 〔某物的〕优点，长处
virtue of
 Adam Smith believed in the virtues of free trade.
亚当·斯密相信自由贸易的好处。
 Wilkins is now extolling (=praising very much) the virtues of organic farming.
威尔金斯现在盛赞有机耕作的好处。
► see thesaurus at advantage
4  by virtue of something formal by means of, or as a result of something 凭借；由于，因为
 She became a British resident by virtue of her marriage.
她借着婚姻成了英国公民。
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by virtue of something• I am Claire's aunt by virtue of marriage.• Madeira was transformed into an offshore centre by virtue of legislation enacted in 1986.• But is it true that we learn just by virtue of being busy and having lots of experiences?• Catholicism, however gripped the masses by virtue of its incense, its ritual, all quite arbitrary, compulsion without purpose.• Prominent individuals were often prominent by virtue of the groups of which they were leaders.• And never once did I find myself the center of collective stares, simply by virtue of being a gaijin.
5  make a virtue of something to get an advantage from a situation that you cannot change, usually a bad one 利用某事物，将某事物化为优势〔常指无法改变的不利条件〕
 She made a virtue of her acting limitations by joking about them.
她拿表演上的不足自嘲，化不利为有利。
6. make a virtue of necessity ADVANTAGEto get an advantage from doing something that you have to do, or to pretend that you are doing it willingly (假装)把必须要做的事情当作好事来做；不得已而力争有所得
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make a virtue of necessity• But Simon does not merely make a virtue of necessity.• But since response from ministers by the 1840s was extremely circumspect the reformers were probably making a virtue of necessity.
n7. [uncountableU] old use the state of not having with someone, or not having sex with anyone except your husband
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virtue• heroic virtues• Such a conclusion to a hunting trip is evidence that the man is endowed with proper male virtue.• Among their many virtues, they are always direct and honest.• Women have often been used as symbols of virtue and nobility.• They forget all the old virtues, which weren't real virtues anyway.• They believed in the virtues of culture, civilization and reason.• Yet she could see by their shocked and altered faces that even their virtues were being burned away.
extolling ... the virtues of• But now is not the time to be extolling the virtues of Anglo-Saxon shareholder capitalism.• The extreme western edge of the square has the now compulsory big city billboards extolling the virtues of consumerism.• This man drinks alone, perhaps because he has driven away all his companions by extolling the virtues of his bank.• From the street, the yodel of a sulphur blender could be heard, extolling the virtues of his ointments.• We have had several letters from readers extolling the virtues of ponies, and how many are having enormous fun with them.• There is a habit of running down the competition rather than extolling the virtues of their own ranges.• The appraiser went on for some time, extolling the virtues of the scholarship.• For the next few weeks she ploughed on, doing her normal writing, extolling the virtues of the firm's products.
Origin virtue
(1100-1200) Old French virtu, from Latin virtus “strength, virtue”, from vir “man”
vir·tue noun
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TOEFL BNC: 2960 COCA: 3362
virtue

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + VIRTUE | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤cardinal, great, important, real基本美德；偉大的品德；重要的品德；真正的美德➤chief, primary主要的優秀品質➤heroic英勇的品德▸➤inherent固有的益處◇There is, of course, no inherent virtue in moderation.當然，節制並不一定有用。◇The Slavophiles believed in the inherent virtue of the Russian people.親斯拉夫的人相信俄羅斯人具有內在的好品質。➤old-fashioned, traditional守舊的道德；傳統美德◇He understands the traditional virtue of hard work.他懂得勤勞這一傳統美德。➤Christian, ethical, moral, theological基督教的美德；倫常美德；高風亮節；聖德◇the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity信仰、希望與慈善之聖德➤intellectual, political, social理智德性；政治道德；社會美德▸➤civic, public公民的品德；公德◇Machiavelli's idea of civic virtue馬基雅弗利對公民品德的看法➤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範。➤personal, private個人的優秀品質；私德➤human人類的美德➤female, feminine, manly, masculine女性的美德；男子漢的美德▸➤easy輕浮的德行◇women of easy virtue (= with low standards of sexual morality) 放蕩的女人VERB + VIRTUE➤have, possess具有⋯優點◇Her book has the cardinal virtue of simplicity.她這本書的主要優點是簡單明瞭。➤embody體現⋯美德◇Philippe embodies the French virtues of charm and grace.菲利普身上表現出法國人的迷人和優雅品質。➤cultivate, practise/practice培養美德；修身◇He taught his children to practise / practice the virtues of temperance and chastity.他教育孩子們要兼修節制與貞潔之德。➤espouse, extol, preach, promote, tout (especially NAmE) 信奉美德；讚美優點；宣揚美德◇He never stops extolling the virtues of the free market.他不停地宣揚自由市場的種種好處。➤inculcate, teach反複灌輸／傳授美德➤celebrate頌揚美德◇a story celebrating the virtues of democracy頌揚民主種種好處的報道PHRASES➤make a virtue of necessity (= to manage to gain an advantage from sth you have to do and cannot avoid) 從不得已而做的事中力爭有所得▸➤a paragon of virtue道德完美的典範◇It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel jealous.這樣也不嫉妒，真是完人才做得到。
TOEFL BNC: 2960 COCA: 3362
virtue noun
⇨ benefit 1 (the virtue of simplicity) ⇨ morality (a life of virtue)
TOEFL BNC: 2960 COCA: 3362
virtue
Morally good or correct behaviour: virtue, goodness, purity...
Advantages and benefits: advantage, benefit, good...
Virginity: virginity, maidenhead, virtue...

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