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virtuous

adjective
🔊/ˈvɜːtʃuəs/
🔊/ˈvɜːrtʃuəs/
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  1. (formal) behaving in a very good and moral way; showing high moral standards 品行端正的；品德高的；有道德的synonym irreproachable
    • a wise and virtuous man博学多识的君子
    • She lived an entirely virtuous life.她一生品行端正。🔊🔊
    • They believe strongly that work is virtuous.他们坚信工作是有益的。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  2. (disapproving or humorous) claiming to behave better or have higher moral standards than other people自命不凡的；自命清高的
    • He was feeling virtuous because he had finished and they hadn't.因为他完成了而他们没有，他自以为了不起。🔊🔊
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French vertuous, from late Latin virtuosus, from virtus ‘virtue’.