English Dictionary

virtue

/ˈvɜː.t͡ʃuː/

noun

(uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.

She possesses great virtue and always acts in accordance with moral principles.

意味（1）

(uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.

Without virtue, there is no freedom.

意味（2）

A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality.

Some men are modest, and seem to take pains to hide their virtues; and, from a natural distance and reserve in their tempers, scarce suffer their good qualities to be known […] .

意味（3）

Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins.

The divine virtues of truth and equity are the only bands of friendship, the only supports of society.

意味（4）

An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage.

There were divers other plants, which I had no notion of or understanding about, that might, perhaps, have virtues of their own, which I could not find out.

意味（5）

A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and below archangels.

Thrones, Dominations, Princedoms, Virtues, Powers; / For in possession such, not only of right, / I call ye, and declare ye now […].

意味（6）

(uncountable) Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity.

though she did not suppose Lydia to be deliberately engaging in an elopement without the intention of marriage, she had no difficulty in believing that neither her virtue nor her understanding would preserve her from falling an easy prey.

意味（7）

(obsolete) The inherent power of a god, or other supernatural being.

意味（8）

The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases).

There was a virtue in the wave;

His limbs, that, stiff with toil,

Dragg’d heavy, from the copious draught receiv’d

There was a virtue in the wave; His limbs, that, stiff with toil, Dragg’d heavy, from the copious draught receiv’d Lightness and supple strength.