virtue

virtù

Qualità positiva del carattere di una persona, come l’onestà o la pazienza.

In inglese semplice: A good quality in a person’s character, such as honesty or patience.

• Patience is a useful virtue.
• Honesty was one of her greatest virtues.
• He has many virtues, including kindness.

Sinonimi: good quality, strength

Contrari: vice

Espressioni comuni: a virtue, virtue of patience, personal virtue

pregio, vantaggio

Caratteristica buona o utile di una persona o cosa.

In inglese semplice: A useful or good feature of someone or something.

• The phone has the virtue of being easy to use.
• This method has several virtues.
• Her proposal has one clear virtue: simplicity.

Come si usa: the virtue of something (The main virtue of this plan is its low cost.)

Sinonimi: advantage, merit, strength

Contrari: drawback

Espressioni comuni: virtue of something, chief virtue, great virtue

virtù, rettitudine

Qualità di chi si comporta bene e fa ciò che è moralmente giusto.

In inglese semplice: The quality of behaving well and doing what is morally right.

• She believed in the value of virtue.
• Their laws were meant to encourage virtue.
• We admired his virtue as well as his courage.

Sinonimi: goodness, moral integrity

Contrari: vice

Espressioni comuni: moral virtue, life of virtue, virtue and vice