goodness

goodness
noun
  1. the quality of being good, in particular
    好，尤指
    ■virtue; moral excellence
    德行；美德
    a belief in the basic goodness of mankind.
    一种认为人性本善的信念。
    ■kindness; generosity
    仁慈；慷慨
    he did it out of the goodness of his heart.
    他是出于仁慈之心才这样做的。
    ■the beneficial or nourishing element of food
    （食物的）有益（或营养）成分
exclamation
  1. (as a substitution for ‘God’) expressing surprise, anger, etc.
    天哪，啊呀（用作“上帝”的替代语，表示吃惊或愤怒等）
    goodness knows what her rent will be.
    天知道她的租金是多少！。
常用词组
for goodness' sake
  1. 见 sake
goodness of fit
  1. (Statistics)the extent to which observed data matches the values expected by theory
    (统计)（观测到的数据和理论值的）适合度，吻合度
have the goodness to do something
  1. used in exaggeratedly polite requests
    请（做…）；有（做…）的好意（用来过于礼貌地表达请求）
    have the goodness to look at me when I'm speaking to you!.
    我在和你说话时能否请你看着我的眼睛！。
语源
  1. Old English gōdnes (see good, -ness)
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