virtue
UK ['vɜ:.tju:] US ['vɝ:-] noun
GOOD MORALS 美德
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of goodness in people 美德；高尚品德•Patience is a virtue.耐心是一种美德。 Compare vice
UK ['vɜ:.tju:] US ['vɝ:-] noun
ADVANTAGE 优势
countable or uncountable
■(an) advantage or good thing 优点；好处•It always looks odd to see an actress on TV extolling (= praising) the virtues of washing-up liquid.看见女演员在电视上吹捧洗涤剂的种种优点总是让人感觉怪怪的。 •Would there be any virtue in taking an earlier train?乘坐早一班的火车有甚么好处呢？
UK ['vɜ:.tju:] US ['vɝ:-] noun
BECAUSE OF 因为
by virtue of formal
■because of; as a result of 因为；由于；凭借•She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity rather than her talent.她成功靠的是坚韧不拔，而不是天赋。
UK ['vɜ:.tju:] US ['vɝ:-] noun
make a virtue (out) of sth
■to use something, especially a bad situation, to your advantage 将（尤指坏事）变好事；对…因势利导•I had a couple of months to spare between jobs so I thought I'd make a virtue of necessity by acquiring a few new skills.我换工作期间有几个月空闲时间，因此不如趁此机会学一些新技能。 |