goodness

/'gudnis/

柯林斯星级

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现代语料频率: 5155

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中文翻译

n. 仁慈, 善良

英文解释

n that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

n moral excellence or admirableness

常见例句

Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer

according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there

When someone brings up a topic when talking but immediately drops it and refuses to switch back to the dropped topic. > Conversational Blue Balls is when: > "Goodness, did you hear about what happened?" > "What happened?" > "Anyways, I'm gonna go." > "Wait, what happened?" > "Oh, don't worry about it."

having or demonstrating belief in the essential goodness of man and the autonomy of the individual

a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will