virtuous
adjective /ˈvɜːtʃuəs/
/ˈvɜːrtʃuəs/
- (formal) behaving in a very good and moral way; showing high moral standards
synonym irreproachable品行端正的;品德高的;有道德的 - 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。
- a wise and virtuous man
- (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。
- He was feeling virtuous because he had finished and they hadn't.
词源Middle English: from Old French vertuous, from late Latin virtuosus, from virtus ‘virtue’.