virtue

柯林斯詞典

1. N-UNCOUNT Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. 正直的品性
Virtue is not confined to the Christian world. 正直的品性并不限于基督教世界。
2. N-COUNT A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving. 美德
His virtue is patience. 他的美德就是耐心。
3. N-COUNT The virtue of something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else. 優(yōu)勢; 益處
There was no virtue in returning to Calvi the way I had come. 按我來的路線返回卡爾維并不可取。
4. PHRASE You use by virtue of to explain why something happens or is true. 因?yàn)?span>[正式]
The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail. 該文章因一細(xì)節(jié)而印入我腦海。

In the novel , Constanza is a paragon of virtue who would never compromise her reputation .
Her virtue would be proof against his charms .
Discretion is a virtue worth cultivating .
Tact is not one of his virtues.