英语单词词义辨析 词汇精选：virtue的用法和辨析

词汇精选：virtue的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,n.,高尚的品德；正直的品行,例句：,You can trust him; he's a man of highest virtue.,你可以信任他。他是一位品德高尚的人。,例句：,Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.,美德如宝石，朴素它最美。,美德；德行,例句：,Courtesy is the inseparable panion of virtue.,礼貌和美德是分不开的伴侣。,例句：,Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth discover virtue.,顺境时显现恶习，逆境时凸现美德,【古】（女子的）贞操,例句：,Not that I mistrust her virtue, but - she is a woman. there lie the suspicion.,并非我怀疑她的贞操，可是--她是个女人嘛。怀疑就在于这一点。,例句：,Any woman in the world, even a nun, would rather lose her virtue than her reputation.,世间的女性，甚至尼姑，都情愿失掉贞操也不愿失掉声誉。,优点,例句：,Meekness is a virtue he appreciates in his wife.,温顺是他所欣赏的妻子的优点之一。,例句：,Nylons have the virtue of durability.,尼龙丝袜有耐穿的优点。,（内在的）功效，价值,例句：,And its value exists by virtue of the fact that it is generally acceptable.,它拥有的只是法律所赋予它的价值。,[Virtues]【宗】道德天使,【古】男子气概，风度,例句：,He gave her this assurance with his usual air of being particularly pleased to exercise a social virtue.,他让她相信，他的态度与平时一样，特别注重社交上的优美风度。,二、词义辨析：,merit,virtue,perfection,这些名词均可表示“优点，长处”之意。merit指有值得赞扬的优点，但不一定是出类拔萃。virtue指人或物的优点长处，指人的美德。perfection指达到了理想或完美的程度。,三、参考例句：,His virtue is patience.,耐心是他的美德。,Honesty is a virtue.,诚实是一种美德。,Punctuality is a virtue.,守时是一种美德。,Patience is a virtue.,忍耐是一种美德。,Virtue will prevail against evil.,美德定将战胜邪恶。,Virtue is its own reward.,为善自得其乐。,Her virtue is like a pathless desert.,她的品德像一片人迹难到的沙漠。,His virtue had been rewarded so.,他的德行获得了这样的报应。,Nylons have the virtue of durability.,尼龙丝袜有耐穿的优点。,Virtue is far fairer than beauty.,美德远胜于美貌。