In 1337, Petrarch began work on his rambling writing De Viris Illustribus—On Famous Men, highlighting the virtus (or virtue) of classical heroes.
在1337年，彼特拉克开始撰写杂文《论名人》，主要突出古典英雄的美德。
Profligacy is the new prudence. But in Asia, where saving has long been a self-evident virtue, that message has yet to catch on.
挥霍应该是一种新式的审慎。但在长久以来一直把节俭当作一种不言而喻的美德的亚洲，这一观点还未盛行。
He is continually speaking, and in fact I would suggest on virtually every page of the book, he is continually speaking the language of virtue.
他不断讲到，事实上我会说，他几乎在，本书的每一页，都不断地讲述美德。
The great virtue of the system was supposed to be that it economised on holdings of gold.
该体系的主要优点理应是它节省了持有黄金的数量。
Yes, the coming new world will be a more intelligent one, and we'll be marching with a firm tread on the road of truth, virtue and happiness.
的确，未来新世界是更智慧的世界，人们更智慧地行走在真理、美德和幸福的大道上。
Ms Palin's argument does at least have one mitigating virtue: it concentrates on the impact the centre might have, without impugning the motives of those who want to build it.
佩林女士的论点中起码还有一点可取之处：只是聚焦在这个社区中心可能产生的影响上，并没有抨击希望建造它的人们的动机。
Since his arrest in December 2008, he has proclaimed his virtue on street corners and in a memoir, on the radio and on television.
自从2008年被捕以来，他在无数场合宣扬自己的操守，在街边，在回忆录里，在广播上，在电视上。
So I think when reality TV started having people aspire to be on TV, they see the attention celebrities get just by the virtue of having kids.
因此，当电视真人秀让人们渴望出现在电视上，他们看到许多名人得到关注仅仅是因为有了孩子。
But the organization sees them as an opportunity to demonstrate another virtue on which Chileans pride themselves: resilience and resourcefulness in the face of adversity.
但是很快，智利组织发现那是个机会，用来展示智利人另一种引以为豪的优良品质：面对逆境所表现出的弹性和足智多谋。
The idea that the life cut short is unfilled is illogical because lives are measured by the impressions they leave on the world and by their intensity and virtue.
视英年早逝为不圆满，这一观念有悖于逻辑，因为衡量生命的尺度乃是留给世界的印记，是生命的力度及其美德。
"For one, the Hubble Space Telescope has weighed in on dark energy by virtue of the measurements of supernovae," he said.
“例如，在超新星测量方面具有优势的哈勃太空望远镜已被用于暗能量项目，”他说。
I started reading the Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr on a Kindle, but switched to the printed book because I found myself making so many exclamatory marginal notes.
开始，我使用电子阅览器读《死亡的美国人的美德：克林顿和斯塔尔》，但之后我转换读打印版，因为我发现自己需要做很多感叹的旁注。
Somebody who wants to reduce his "carbon footprint" can bicycle to work, never buy aerosols and turn off his air-conditioner-and still blow away all this virtue on a couple of long flights.
那些想减轻自己“碳印记”的人可能选择骑车上班、不再购买喷雾剂并合上空调的开关，但这些情操经过几次长途的飞机旅行就会被刮得无影无踪。
The kind of thing H&M has made a virtue of by “collaborating” with designers on limited-edition lines that look very much like the designer's main lines but cost a fraction of the price.
H&M与设计师在限量版系列上“合作”，生产出的产品与设计师的主打系列非常相似，但价格仅相当于后者的很小一部分。
A decade on, the euro has demonstrated the virtue of size in rough seas.
在这十年当中，欧元已经证明了其规模在巨浪汹涌的大海上的优越性。
Persistence, though necessary for success and considered a virtue by many, can also have a negative impact on health.
持之以恒固然是成功的关键和公认的美德，但其也有损健康。
The solution, by virtue of the products that it is built on top of, lets you study how these metrics relate to each other, and what type of influence they may have on the carbon footprint.
这个解决方案构建在其他产品之上，因此允许您研究这些指标与其他指标的关系，以及它们对碳轨迹有什么影响。
On the contrary, each band or level, being a particular manifestation of the spectrum, is what it is only by virtue of the other bands.
相反，作为光谱具体体现的每个波段或层次，只有借助其他波段才能存在。
The good news is that by virtue of being on an international dating site, these women are at least open to the possibility of hooking up with foreign men.
好消息是，在这种国际交友网站上，这些女孩至少有可能和老外坠入爱河。
Sure, Android 2.3 might seem like a better option than Android 2.2 by virtue of the fact that it's newer, but what are the relative advantages of each version that's currently on the market?
当然了，作为一个更新的系统，安卓2.3看起来是比安卓2.2更好的选择。但是现在市场上的几个安卓版本相比较，各自的优点是什么呢？
Win friendship depends on the wisdom, we keep them by virtue, the two are equally important.
赢得友谊要靠智慧，保持友谊要靠美德，这两者是同等重要的。
On the person's virtues, can cite a lot of "honesty" is the cornerstone of all virtue.
关于人的美德，可以列举很多，“诚实”是一切美德的基石。
Law and virtue interact and promote on each other.
法律和道德相互作用、相互促进。
You should arrive at meetings on time or slightly early. The Chinese view punctuality as a virtue. Arriving late is an insult and could negatively affect your relationship.
你应该准时出席会议，或者稍微早到一点。中国人把守时视作一项美德。迟到是一种不尊重，可能会对你建立生意关系造成不利影响。
Their "intense anger and resentment . . . is given sanction, at least as they see it, by virtue of their being on the side of righteousness and morality."
他们"强烈的怒气和忿恨…得到别人认可,至少让他们借助正直和美德的优点看到这些怒气和忿恨."
Their "intense anger and resentment . . . is given sanction, at least as they see it, by virtue of their being on the side of righteousness and morality."
他们"强烈的怒气和忿恨…得到别人认可,至少让他们借助正直和美德的优点看到这些怒气和忿恨."
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