goodness
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++good·ness /ˈɡʊdnəs/ ●●○ S3 noun [uncountable] 1 my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me! spokenSURPRISED said when you are surprised or sometimes angry 天啊！啊呀！〔用于表示惊讶，有时也表示愤怒〕 My goodness, you have spent a lot! 啊呀，你花了这么多钱！2 for goodness’ sake spokenANNOY said when you are annoyed or surprised, especially when telling someone to do something 看在老天爷的面上〔用来表示烦躁或惊讶，尤指要求某人做某事〕 For goodness’ sake stop arguing! 看在老天爷的面上，别吵了！3 goodness (only) knows spokenNOT KNOW used to emphasize that you are not sure about something, or to make a statement stronger 天晓得，谁也不知道〔用来强调对某事没有把握或加强语气〕 That bar’s been closed for goodness knows how long. 天晓得那家酒吧已经关了多久。 Goodness knows, I tried to help him! 天晓得，我还想办法帮他哩！4 being good 好GOOD/MORAL the quality of being good 善良的品质 the desire to see goodness and justice in the world 对善良和正义的向往5 best part 精华部分HEALTHY the part of food which is good for your health 〔食品的〕精华 All the goodness of an egg is in the yolk. 蛋的营养全在蛋黄里。6 have the goodness to do something old-fashioned formalLET/ALLOW used when asking someone to do something in an extremely polite way 劳驾做某事 Please have the goodness to wait. 劳驾您等一等。7 out of the goodness of somebody’s heart used when someone has done something in order to be kind or helpful to other people 某人是出于好心 He did it out of the goodness of his heart. 他这么做是出于好心。Examples from the Corpus
goodness• She had a wonderful combination of beauty and goodness.• The distinction between virtue and goodness was not understood in modern times.• Anne believes in the basic goodness of all people.• Walnuts add crunchy goodness to salads, soups, and desserts.• That errant thought, coming from goodness knew where, made her heart beat an erratic tattoo.• His goodness shines through his every action.• From an attitude of generosity, warm feeling and motherly goodness, she now had shifted into a mood of high hilarity.• Not a lot of domestic politics about, thank goodness!• And thank goodness the figure has been released in time for rotational planning prior to harvest.• And the politicians, thank goodness, have only so much money with which to rip each other to shreds.• Thank goodness she had not succumbed to the idea of having Alice live with her.good·ness nounChineseSyllable
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good‧ness S2 /ˈɡʊdnəs, ˈɡʊdnɪs/
noun [uncountable]1. my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me! spoken said when you are surprised or sometimes angry:
My goodness, you have spent a lot!
2. for goodness’ sake spoken said when you are annoyed or surprised, especially when telling someone to do something:
For goodness’ sake stop arguing!
3. goodness (only) knows spoken used to emphasize that you are not sure about something, or to make a statement stronger:
That bar’s been closed for goodness knows how long.
Goodness knows, I tried to help him!
4. BEING GOOD the quality of being good:
the desire to see goodness and justice in the world
5. BEST PART the part of food which is good for your health:
All the goodness of an egg is in the yolk.
6. have the goodness to do something old-fashioned formal used when asking someone to do something in an extremely polite way:
Please have the goodness to wait.
7. out of the goodness of sb’s heart used when someone has done something in order to be kind or helpful to other people:
He did it out of the goodness of his heart.
good‧ness S2 /ˈɡʊdnəs, ˈɡʊdnɪs/
noun [uncountable]1. my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me! spoken said when you are surprised or sometimes angry: 2. for goodness’ sake spoken said when you are annoyed or surprised, especially when telling someone to do something:
3. goodness (only) knows spoken used to emphasize that you are not sure about something, or to make a statement stronger:
4. BEING GOOD the quality of being good:
5. BEST PART the part of food which is good for your health:
6. have the goodness to do something old-fashioned formal used when asking someone to do something in an extremely polite way:
7. out of the goodness of sb’s heart used when someone has done something in order to be kind or helpful to other people:
The noun good means actions and behaviour that are morally right. You can talk about a person doinggood .名词 good 指有道德的行为，指人做好事可用 do good ：◆ The charity does a lot of good. 这家慈善机构做很多善事。 ◆ the difference between good and evil 善恶之分 Goodness is the quality of being good. You can talk about a person'sgoodness .* goodness 意为善良，可指人的美德 ：◆ Her goodness shone through. 她显然非常善良。
