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

• Her character is adorned with many virtues.
  她的性格有许多优点。
• All the candidates have their virtues and vices.
  每个候选人都有他们的优点和缺点。
• He has the virtues of thrift and hard work.
  他具备节俭和勤奋的美德。
• 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。
• The virtues of loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.
  忠诚，勇敢和诚实的美德。
• War turns morality inside out: killing and cruelty are virtues.
  战争颠倒是非：杀戮与残忍成了美德。
• Patience is not one of my virtues.
  耐心不是我的美德。
• He became a model of clean living and Bible Belt virtues.
  他成了洁身自好、恪守“圣经地带”德行的典范。
• Foreign-policy heavyweights are furiously debating the virtues and dangers of developing a new "g2" with china.
  外交政策重量级人马正在激辩与中国发展新g2的优点与危险。
• A system in which obedience and fortitude were unquestioned virtues.
  视服从和坚毅为公认美德的一种制度。