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詞匯起源
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: virtu, from Latin virtus 'strength, virtue', from vir 'man']

Moral excellence and righteousness; goodness. An example or kind of moral excellence: the virtue of patience.
Chastity, especially in a woman.
A particularly efficacious, good, or beneficial quality; advantage: a plan with the virtue of being practical.
Effective force or power
n. 美德；優點；貞操；功效；效力

詞組短語：
virtue of 借助，由于；有…優點
by virtue of 由于，憑借
in virtue of 由于；憑借
have the virtue of 具有…的優點
of easy virtue (女人)水性楊花的
virtue and vice 善與惡

例句：
The car has its drawbacks and it has its virtues.
這汽車有其短處,也有其長處。
"Patience is a virtue" is an old saying.
"忍耐是美德"是句古老的諺語。

virtuous
Having or showing virtue, especially moral excellence: led a virtuous life.
Possessing or characterized by chastity; pure
adj. 善良的；有道德的；貞潔的；正直的；有效力的

詞組短語：
virtuous circle 良性循環

virago
A woman regarded as noisy, scolding, or domineering.
A large, strong, courageous woman.
n. 有男子氣概的女子；潑婦；悍婦

virile
Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male.
Having or showing masculine spirit, strength, vigor, or power. See Synonyms at male.
Capable of performing sexually as a male; potent.
adj. 男性的；有男子氣概的；剛健的；雄渾的;強有力的

例句：
She loved the virile young swimmer.
她愛上了那個有男子氣概的年輕游泳運動員。
His style of singing is very virile.
他演唱的風格渾厚有力。

virility
The quality or state of being virile; manly character.
Masculine vigor; potency.
n. 男子氣；男子特點；生殖力

virilism
The presence of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female.
n. [生理] 男性化；[醫] 男性化現象