merit, virtue, perfection

名詞 virtue:

1. the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
   同義詞：virtuousness, moral excellence
2. any admirable quality or attribute
   同義詞：merit
3. morality with respect to sexual relations
   同義詞：chastity, sexual morality
4. a particular moral excellence

1. Virtue is fairer far than beauty.
   [諺]美德遠勝于美貌。
2. She is a paragon of virtue.
   她是美德的典范。
3. Meekness is a virtue he appreciates in his wife.
   溫順是他所欣賞的妻子的優(yōu)點之一。
4. Fidelity to engagement is a virtue.
   信守諾言是一種美德。
5. My neighbor is a man of highest virtue.
   我的鄰居是一個具有高尚品德的人。
6. He said his plan had the virtue of being the easiest to implement.
   他說他的計劃的優(yōu)點是最簡單易行。

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n.（名詞）

Moral excellence and righteousness; goodness.
正直，善良：道德上的優(yōu)點和正直；美德
An example or kind of moral excellence:
美德，德行：一種美德或其實例：
例句：
the virtue of patience.
耐心的美德

Chastity, especially in a girl or woman.
貞操：貞操，尤指女孩或女子
A particularly efficacious, good, or beneficial quality; advantage:
優(yōu)點，長處：尤其靈驗的、好的或受益的品質；長處：
例句：
a plan with the virtue of being practical.
有著實用性優(yōu)點的計劃

Effective force or power:
效力，力量：
例句：
believed in the virtue of prayer.
相信祈禱的力量

virtues Theology The fifth of the nine orders of angels.
virtues 【神學】 道德天使：九級天使中的第五級
Obsolete Manly courage; valor.
【廢語】 男子氣概：男子漢的勇氣；氣概

<習慣用語>by virtue of 或
in virtue of
On the grounds or basis of; by reason of:
借助；憑借；因為：
例句：
well off by virtue of a large inheritance.
由于繼承了大筆遺產(chǎn)而致富

來源：
Middle English vertu
中古英語 vertu
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin virtôs [manliness, excellence, goodness]
源自 拉丁語 virtôs [男子氣，優(yōu)點，美德]
from vir [man] * see wo-ro-
源自 vir [男人] *參見 wo-ro-