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!