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TOEFL BNC: 2960 COCA: 3362

virtue

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
virtue /ˈvɚtʃu/ noun
plural virtues
virtue
/ˈvɚtʃu/
noun
plural virtues
Learner's definition of VIRTUE
[noncount] : morally good behavior or character德行;美德;高尚的品行
[count] : a good and moral quality高尚的品质;美德
[noncount] : the good result that comes from something好的结果;好处
[count] : an advantage or benefit长处;优点

by virtue of

: because of (something)由于;因为

make a virtue (out) of necessity

: to benefit from something that you are forced to do从被迫去做的事中获益;不得已而力争有所得
TOEFL BNC: 2960 COCA: 3362

virtue

noun

vir·​tue ˈvər-(ˌ)chü How to pronounce virtue (audio)
1
a
: conformity to a standard of right : morality
b
: a particular moral excellence
2
: a beneficial quality or power of a thing
3
: manly strength or courage : valor
4
: a commendable quality or trait : merit
5
: a capacity to act : potency
6
: chastity especially in a woman
7
virtues plural : an order of angels see celestial hierarchy
virtueless adjective
Phrases
by virtue of or in virtue of
: through the force of : by authority of

Example Sentences

He led me across the concrete floor, through a concrete warehouse, and to the concrete screening room, where he began to extol the virtue and beauty of his eleven-mile-long sewage interceptor. Frederick Kaufman, Harper's, February 2008 Disinterestedness was the most common term the founders used as a synonym for the classical conception of virtue or self-sacrifice; it better conveyed the threats from interests that virtue seemed increasingly to face in the rapidly commercializing eighteenth century. Gordon S. Wood, Revolutionary Characters, 2006 It was not only his title that made Poor Richard—and by extension [Benjamin] Franklin—an honorary Frenchman. He may well have devoted a great amount of ink to virtue and order, but he checked those concepts at the door of the beau monde; he made it clear that he was not too good for that world … Stacy Schiff, A Great Improvisation, 2005 Nerviness is considered a virtue, a good machine, an energy that builds nations, businesses and dynasties. Handed down from generation to generation, like a caustic strand of DNA, it infects the unhappy, the unfortunate and the unlucky, and turns them into desperate strivers, prepared to do anything to realize their ridiculous ambitions. David Byrne, The New Sins/Los Nuevos Pecados, 2001 Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall … William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, 1605 the virtue of wool as a clothing material is that it can provide insulation from the cold even when wet a lady of honor and virtue See More
Recent Examples on the Web The Senate is 50-50, but Democrats control it by virtue of Vice President Kamala Harris' authority to break ties. Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 King Charles, 73, purely by virtue of his health, is likely to revive a more active monarchy, with a smaller number of royals who are expected to provide value to the taxpayers who fund them, officials say. Max Colchester, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Texas debuted at No. 21 by virtue of that narrow home loss to Alabama. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 Ambrose, a former English teacher with airs who advises Dr. Valentine on grammatical manners, seems foregrounded in the script solely by virtue of being played (rather ripely) by Derek Jacobi. Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Sep. 2022 By virtue of a dominant ground game and a special teams score, the Thoroughbreds cruised their way to 40-21 victory over Walton-Verona on Thursday night. Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 Will Power can clinch his second championship by finishing no worse than third by virtue of his 20-point cushion on Dixon and Josef Newgarden. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2022 Some Eleanor Slater Hospital patients, by virtue of their developmental disabilities, are supposed to be closely monitored. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 No other athlete has left a more substantial mark on the fashion world — and thus our visual vocabulary, our understanding of beauty, our definition of femininity, our sense of identity — simply by virtue of her presence than Serena Williams. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English vertu, virtu, from Anglo-French, from Latin virtut-, virtus strength, manliness, virtue, from vir man — more at virile

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of virtue was in the 13th century
TOEFL BNC: 2960 COCA: 3362
virtue

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + VIRTUE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcardinal, great, important, real基本美德;偉大的品德;重要的品德;真正的美德chief, primary主要的優秀品質heroic英勇的品德inherent固有的益處There is, of course, no inherent virtue in moderation.當然,節制並不一定有用。The Slavophiles believed in the inherent virtue of the Russian people.親斯拉夫的人相信俄羅斯人具有內在的好品質。old-fashioned, traditional守舊的道德;傳統美德He understands the traditional virtue of hard work.他懂得勤勞這一傳統美德。Christian, ethical, moral, theological基督教的美德;倫常美德;高風亮節;聖德the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity信仰、希望與慈善之聖德intellectual, political, social理智德性;政治道德;社會美德civic, public公民的品德;公德Machiavelli's idea of civic virtue馬基雅弗利對公民品德的看法domestic家庭美德She was seen as a paragon of domestic virtue.她被看成是家庭美德的完美典範。personal, private個人的優秀品質;私德human人類的美德female, feminine, manly, masculine女性的美德;男子漢的美德easy輕浮的德行women of easy virtue (= with low standards of sexual morality) 放蕩的女人VERB + VIRTUEhave, possess具有⋯優點Her book has the cardinal virtue of simplicity.她這本書的主要優點是簡單明瞭。embody體現⋯美德Philippe embodies the French virtues of charm and grace.菲利普身上表現出法國人的迷人和優雅品質。cultivate, practise/practice培養美德;修身He taught his children to practise / practice the virtues of temperance and chastity.他教育孩子們要兼修節制與貞潔之德。espouse, extol, preach, promote, tout (especially NAmE) 信奉美德;讚美優點;宣揚美德He never stops extolling the virtues of the free market.他不停地宣揚自由市場的種種好處。inculcate, teach反複灌輸/傳授美德celebrate頌揚美德a story celebrating the virtues of democracy頌揚民主種種好處的報道PHRASESmake a virtue of necessity (= to manage to gain an advantage from sth you have to do and cannot avoid) 從不得已而做的事中力爭有所得a paragon of virtue道德完美的典範It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel jealous.這樣也不嫉妒,真是完人才做得到。

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