virtue

noun

1. 高尚的道德；正直的品性；德行
   behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards
   1. He led a life of virtue.
      他过着高尚的生活。
   2. She was certainly no paragon of virtue !
      她决不是道德高尚的典范！
2. 美德；优秀品质；良好习惯
   a particular good quality or habit
   1. Patience is not one of her virtues, I'm afraid.
      恐怕她没有耐性。
3. 优点；长处；用处
   an attractive or useful quality
   1. The plan has the virtue of simplicity.
      这项计划的优点是简单。
   2. He was extolling the virtues of the Internet.
      他赞扬了互联网的长处。
   3. They could see no virtue in discussing it further.
      他们看不到再讨论下去有什么用处。

1. N-UNCOUNT 善行;正直的品性;良好的习惯
   Virtue is 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。
2. N-COUNT 美德;德行
   A virtue is 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。
3. N-COUNT 优点;长处
   The virtue of 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。
4. PREP-PHRASE 靠;凭借;由于;因为
   You use by virtue of to 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。
5. PHRASE （假装）心甘情愿地做（迫不得已的事）
   If you make a virtue of something, 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。

1. As far as mathematicians are concerned, there's a certain virtue in wearing intellectual blinkers
   就数学家们来说，用学者的眼光来看问题不无裨益。
2. We don't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue.
   我们不指望候选人在道德上尽善尽美。
3. She says the programme portrayed her as a 'lady of easy virtue'.
   她说这个节目把她刻画成了一个“水性杨花的女人”。
4. Virtue is not confined to the Christian world
   善行并不是仅限于基督教世界。
5. 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。
6. His virtue is patience
   耐心是他的美德。
7. Her flaws were as large as her virtues
   她的缺点和优点一样多。
8. Humility is considered a virtue.
   谦虚被认为是一种美德。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. The movie makes a virtue out of its economy.
    这部电影充分利用了其有限的成本。
14. To practice thrift is a virtue.
    俭朴是美德。
15. He excels in virtue.
    他品德高尚。
16. He falls from virtue.
    他品行堕落。
17. Honesty is a virtue.
    诚实是一种美德。
18. Modesty is a kind of virtue.
    谦虚是一种美德。
19. She attracted others to virtue.
    她诱人行善。
20. Vanity and virtue do not go together.
    虚荣与美德不是共生物。
21. He was elected chairman by virtue of his seniority.
    他因资格老而当选主席。
22. In good health, the air is a cordial of incredible virtue.
    身体康健时，空气就是让人难以置信的补剂甜酿。
23. Virtue is beyond price.
    美德无价。
24. The Chinese expression "of virtue" is unreasonable, just as impersonal as the law is a rigid measure.
    中国人的“忠孝节义”是不讲道理的，就象法律那样不讲人情，是一个僵硬的衡量标准。
25. What virtue does he have?
    他有何德？
26. He got the job by virtue of his greater experience.
    他由于经验较为丰富而得到了那份工作的。
27. Trollope's hero and anti-hero personify the excess of virtue and the excess of vice which in his philosophy threatens the British golden mean.
    特罗洛普的小说的主角与非正统派主角把过分的善与过分的恶都人格化了，这按照他的哲学威胁着英国的中庸之道。
28. With the virtue of healthy mind, body and soul, I now am focused to achieve success.
    有了健康的头脑、身体和灵魂，我现在可以更专注于追求成功了。
29. His virtue had been rewarded so.
    他的德行获得了这样的报应。
30. Vice and virtue ares.
    善和恶是对立面。

  virtue merit【导航词义：美德，品质】

  virtue n. 美德，优秀品质

〔辨析〕指某人性格中的好品质，为可数名词。

  merit n. 〈正式〉优秀品质

〔辨析〕指使某人或某物受赞扬或赞美的好品质，为不可数名词。

n.

by/in virtue of sth

• 凭借；依靠；由于；因为
  by means of or because of sth
  1. She got the job by virtue of her greater experience.
     她由于经验较为丰富而得到了那份工作。

make a virtue of necessity

• 不得已而力争有所得
  to manage to gain an advantage from sth that you have to do and cannot avoid

virtue is its own reward

• 施恩无他图，有德便是报；美德本身就是报偿
  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

of easy virtue

• 水性杨花；轻浮；放荡
  willing to have sex with anyone

noun

1. the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

   Synonym:    virtuousnessmoral excellence

2. a particular moral excellence

3. morality with respect to sexual relations

   Synonym:    chastitysexual morality

4. any admirable quality or attribute
   1. work of great merit

   Synonym:    merit