virtue 音标拼音: [v'ɚtʃu]
n . 德行,美德,优点,功效,效力,英勇
德行,美德,优点,功效,效力,英勇
virtue n 1 :
the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong [
synonym : {
virtue }, {
virtuousness }, {
moral excellence }]
2 :
any admirable quality or attribute ; "
work of great merit "
[
synonym : {
merit }, {
virtue }] [
ant : {
demerit }, {
fault }]
3 :
morality with respect to sexual relations [
synonym : {
virtue },
{
chastity }, {
sexual morality }]
4 :
a particular moral excellence Virtue \
Vir "
tue \ (?;
135 ),
n . [
OE .
vertu ,
F .
vertu ,
L .
virtus strength ,
courage ,
excellence ,
virtue ,
fr .
vir a man .
See {
Virile },
and cf . {
Virtu }.]
1 .
Manly strength or courage ;
bravery ;
daring ;
spirit ;
valor .
[
Obs .] --
Shak .
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Built too strong For force or virtue ever to expugn . --
Chapman .
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2 .
Active quality or power ;
capacity or power adequate to the production of a given effect ;
energy ;
strength ;
potency ;
efficacy ;
as ,
the virtue of a medicine .
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Jesus ,
immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him ,
turned him about . --
Mark v .
30 .
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A man was driven to depend for his security against misunderstanding ,
upon the pure virtue of his syntax . --
De Quincey .
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The virtue of his midnight agony . --
Keble .
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3 .
Energy or influence operating without contact of the material or sensible substance .
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She moves the body which she doth possess ,
Yet no part toucheth ,
but by virtue '
s touch . --
Sir .
J .
Davies .
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4 .
Excellence ;
value ;
merit ;
meritoriousness ;
worth .
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I made virtue of necessity . --
Chaucer .
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In the Greek poets , . . .
the economy of poems is better observed than in Terence ,
who thought the sole grace and virtue of their fable the sticking in of sentences . --
B .
Jonson .
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5 .
Specifically ,
moral excellence ;
integrity of character ;
purity of soul ;
performance of duty .
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Virtue only makes our bliss below . --
Pope .
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If there '
s Power above us ,
And that there is all nature cries aloud Through all her works ,
he must delight in virtue .
--
Addison .
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6 .
A particular moral excellence ;
as ,
the virtue of temperance ,
of charity ,
etc . "
The very virtue of compassion ." --
Shak . "
Remember all his virtues ."
--
Addison .
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7 .
Specifically :
Chastity ;
purity ;
especially ,
the chastity of women ;
virginity .
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H .
I believe the girl has virtue .
M .
And if she has ,
I should be the last man in the world to attempt to corrupt it . --
Goldsmith .
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8 .
pl .
One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy .
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Thrones ,
dominations ,
princedoms ,
virtues ,
powers .
--
Milton .
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{
Cardinal virtues }.
See under {
Cardinal },
a .
{
In virtue of },
or {
By virtue of },
through the force of ;
by authority of . "
He used to travel through Greece by virtue of this fable ,
which procured him reception in all the towns ." --
Addison . "
This they shall attain ,
partly in virtue of the promise made by God ,
and partly in virtue of piety ." --
Atterbury .
{
Theological virtues },
the three virtues ,
faith ,
hope ,
and charity .
See --
1 Cor .
xiii .
13 .
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225 Moby Thesaurus words for "
virtue ":
Dutch courage ,
advantageousness ,
affection ,
agreeableness ,
amperage ,
arete ,
armipotence ,
asset ,
assured probity ,
attribute ,
auspiciousness ,
authority ,
because of ,
beef ,
beneficialness ,
benevolence ,
benignity ,
black power ,
blamelessness ,
blotlessness ,
boldness ,
braveness ,
bravery ,
brute force ,
by dint of ,
by reason of ,
by virtue of ,
caliber ,
character ,
characteristic ,
charge ,
charisma ,
chasteness ,
chastity ,
chivalrousness ,
chivalry ,
class ,
cleanliness ,
cleanness ,
clout ,
cogence ,
cogency ,
compulsion ,
conspicuous gallantry ,
courage ,
courageousness ,
credit ,
decency ,
desert ,
dint ,
doughtiness ,
drive ,
duress ,
effect ,
effectiveness ,
effectuality ,
efficacy ,
energy ,
erectness ,
estimableness ,
ethicality ,
ethicalness ,
excellence ,
excellency ,
expedience ,
fairness ,
favorableness ,
fealty ,
feature ,
fidelity ,
fineness ,
first -
rateness ,
flower power ,
force ,
force majeure ,
forcefulness ,
full blast ,
full force ,
gallantness ,
gallantry ,
gallantry under fire ,
good character ,
goodliness ,
goodness ,
grace ,
greatheartedness ,
healthiness ,
helpfulness ,
heroicalness ,
heroism ,
high ideals ,
high principles ,
high -
mindedness ,
honesty ,
honor ,
honorableness ,
immaculacy ,
immaculateness ,
influence ,
innocence ,
integrity ,
intrepidity ,
intrepidness ,
irreproachability ,
irreproachableness ,
justice ,
justness ,
kindness ,
knightliness ,
lionheartedness ,
loyalty ,
main force ,
main strength ,
mana ,
manfulness ,
manhood ,
manliness ,
mark ,
martial spirit ,
merit ,
might ,
might and main ,
mightiness ,
military spirit ,
moral excellence ,
moral strength ,
morale ,
morality ,
morals ,
moxie ,
muscle power ,
niceness ,
nobility ,
on account of ,
owing to ,
perfection ,
piety ,
pizzazz ,
pleasantness ,
poop ,
pot -
valor ,
potence ,
potency ,
potentiality ,
power ,
power pack ,
power structure ,
power struggle ,
powerfulness ,
prepotency ,
principles ,
probity ,
productiveness ,
productivity ,
profitableness ,
property ,
prowess ,
puissance ,
pull ,
punch ,
pureness ,
purity ,
push ,
quality ,
rectitude ,
reputability ,
respectability ,
rewardingness ,
righteousness ,
rightness ,
savor ,
sexual innocence ,
sinew ,
skillfulness ,
snowiness ,
soldierly quality ,
soundness ,
spotlessness ,
stainlessness ,
stalwartness ,
stature ,
steam ,
stoutheartedness ,
stoutness ,
strength ,
strong arm ,
superiority ,
superpower ,
taintlessness ,
thanks to ,
trait ,
unblemishedness ,
unblottedness ,
uncorruptness ,
undefiledness ,
unimpeachability ,
unimpeachableness ,
unsoiledness ,
unspottedness ,
unstainedness ,
unsulliedness ,
untaintedness ,
uprightness ,
upstandingness ,
usefulness ,
valiance ,
valiancy ,
validity ,
valor ,
valorousness ,
value ,
vehemence ,
vigor ,
vim ,
virginity ,
virility ,
virtuousness ,
virulence ,
vitality ,
wattage ,
weight ,
whiteness ,
wholeness ,
worth ,
worthiness
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VIRTUE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of VIRTUE is conformity to a standard of right : morality How to use virtue in a sentence
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Virtue Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary VIRTUE meaning: 1 : morally good behavior or character; 2 : a good and moral quality