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名詞

1

（＝一般の徳） Virtue; goodness; moral excellence

用例

• 徳を具える
  to possess virtue

• 彼は徳を具えている
  He is good―virtuous―possessed of virtue―adorned with virtues.
• 徳の高い人だ
  He is a virtuous man―a man of virtue―a man of high moral character.
• 人はどれほど才が有っても徳が無ければ往々小人に終る
  A man may be as clever as you will, and yet, if he is not good, he may be a paltry fellow.
• 智ある者は往々徳を欠く
  Men of genius are often wanting in virtue.
• 徳を行う
  to practise virtue―be good
• 幸福ならんと欲せば徳を行え
  If you would be happy, be good.
• 徳を積む、徳を磨く
  to strive after virtue―do good
• 智を磨き徳を積む
  Seek truth and do good.
• 徳を養う
  to cultivate virtue
• 徳を養い義を重んず
  Be virtuous and honourable.
• 徳を修める
  to cultivate moral excellence
• 徳を樹てる
  to perform virtuous deeds
• 皇神皇宗徳を樹つること深厚なり
  Our Imperial ancestors laid deep foundations of virtue.
• 徳を楽しむ
  to delight in virtue―practise virtue for virtue's sake
• 四民徳に服す
  The people were won over by his goodness
  His goodness attached the people to him.
• 民はその徳に感じた
  The people were influenced by his virtue
  The influence of his virtue worked upon the people.
• 徳は孤ならず必ず隣あり
  Virtue attracts.

2

（＝一種の徳）a virtue; a quality; a good quality; a mental grace; a grace of character

用例

• 彼は美徳を具えている
  He possesses mental graces―graces of character.

• あまた徳の有る中にこっけいの徳をも具えている
  Among other qualities, he possesses that of humour.
• 仁義の徳
  the virtues of humanity and justice
• 文武の徳
  civil and military virtues
• 王侯の徳
  princely virtues
• 人に王侯たる者の持つべきものは徳なる哉
  How requisite princely virtues are to a ruler of men!
• 人の徳を表彰する
  to publish a man's virtues

3

（＝人を敬服させる力）the power of commanding love and respect

• 彼は徳の有る人だ
  He commands love and respect.

4

（＝お蔭）indebtedness

• 彼は些細な功を徳とする
  He is grateful for trifling services.