virtue /ˈvə:tʃu:/ n. ［u］ & ［c］ 1. 美德，德行：a man of many virtues 有许多美德的人Virtue is its own reward.［谚］为善取乐。［考句］.The manager spoke highly of such virtue as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.经理高度赞扬了员工们所表现的忠诚，勇敢，守信等美德。 2.优点，长处：one of the virtues of this essay 这篇文章的优点之一 3.用于习语 by/in virtue of 由于，鉴于：By virtue of the position he held, he was able to move about freely. 由于他所处的位置，他能到处自由跑动。
virtuous adj. 有道德的
virtuously adv. 有道德地，讲道德
