cardinal virtue

cardinal virtue

美 　英

• 网络基本美德；基本德性基本道德；高尚情操

英汉解释

n.	1. one of the principal virtues in the classical or Christian traditions.

例句

Hard work was his cardinal virtue; in 50 years of cabaret, theatre and music hall he never missed a show.

他最大的美德是工作勤奋，在夜总会、戏院、音乐厅之间共跑了五十年的秀场，却不曾漏跑过任何一场。

Filial piety is a cardinal virtue my people have brought over from China.

孝道是我的国人从中国带到这里来的基本美德。

Flowing outward from this psychic harmony is the fourth cardinal virtue, Justice.

第4个基本道德方面是精神和谐的外流，即公平。

If the cardinal virtue of poetry is love, the cardinal virtue of prose is justice;

如果说诗最重要的品质是爱，散文最重要的品质是合理。