the quality of being good, in particular
好,尤指:
virtue; moral excellence
德行;美德
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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
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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。
expressing surprise, anger, etc.
天哪,啊呀(用作“上帝”的替代语,表示吃惊或愤怒等)
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goodness knows what her rent will be .天知道她的租金会是多少!
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for goodness' sake 见SAKE 1 .goodness of fit 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 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!
"Old English