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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