1 the quality of being good 好;善
[SYN] virtue 同义词为virtue
2 the part of sth that has a good effect, especially on sb/sth's health 营养;益处:
Wholemeal bread has more goodness in it than white.全麦面包的营养比白面包丰富。
‘Goodness’ is used in a number of expressions. We say Goodness (me)! to show that we are surprised. Thank goodness expresses happiness and relief: Thank goodness it's stopped raining!We say For goodness' sake when we are asking somebody to do something and want to sound more urgent or when we are angry with somebody:For goodness' sake, hurry up!很多词组都有goodness这个词。Goodness (me)!表示惊奇。Thank goodness表示庆幸:Thank goodness it's stopped raining!谢天谢地,雨停了。要求对方赶快做某事,或表示气愤时可用For goodness' sake:For goodness' sake, hurry up!还不快点!
goodness/ˋgUdnIs; ˈɡʊdnəs or ˈɡʊdnIs/n [U] 1 goodness (me)!/my goodness!spoken said when you are surprised【口】天啊!〔用于表示惊讶〕2 for goodness’ sake said when you are annoyed 看在上帝的份上〔用于表示生气〕: For goodness’ sake stop arguing! 看在上帝的份上﹐别吵了!3 when someone or something is morally good 善良﹔美德﹔优良: No one can doubt his moral goodness. 没有人能怀疑他的优秀品德。
goodnessnoun (no plural)1being good or kind2something in food that is good for your health: Fresh vegetables have a lot of goodness in them.for goodness' sakewords that show anger: For goodness' sake, hurry up!goodness, goodness mewords that show surprise: Goodness! What a big cake!thank goodnesswords that show you are happy because a problem or danger has gone away: Thank goodness it's stopped raining.