ADJECTIVE | VERB + VIRTUE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤cardinal, 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 + VIRTUE➤have, 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PHRASES➤make 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。