goodness

1.善良；優良；美德 the quality of being good

該釋義同義詞為：virtue

e.g.The teacher praises him for his goodness. 老師因為他的善良表揚了他。

Yet people do not exploit your goodness, and they treat you well. 但是人們並不利用你的善良，並且他們對你也很好。

Not everyone has the goodness to forgive. 並非每個人都有原諒的美德。 ^[1] 

2.（尤指有益健康的）精華，養分，營養 the part of sth. that has a good effect, especially on sb./sth.'s heath

e.g. Wholemeal bread has more goodness in it than white. 全麥麪包比白麪包營養更豐富。

Basic Goodness 本初善 ; 基本美善

Of Goodness 論善

original goodness 原善 ^[1] 

Goodness用於很多詞組中表達情感。

①表示吃驚：Goodness (me) !

②表示高興或如釋重負：Thank goodness!

e.g. Thank goodness it's stopped raining. 謝天謝地，雨停了。

③要求某人趕快做某事或表示生氣：for goodness' sake

e.g. For goodness' sake, hurry up! 看在上帝的份上，快點兒！