virtuous
adj
1 having or showing moral virtue 有道德的; 品性好的; 品德高的.
2 (derog or joc 贬或谑) claiming to have or show better behaviour or higher moral principles than others; self-righteous 自命高尚的; 自以为是的
feel virtuous at/abouthaving done the washing-up 因为刷洗了碗碟感到情操高尚.
It has been estimated that the weight of all the insects destroyed by spiders in Britain in one year would be greater than the total weight of all the human beings in the country.