| advantage | n 1. Superiority,< kelebihan: she had the ~ of knowing many languages, dia mempunyai kelebihan krn mengetahui banyak bahasa; 2. favourable factor, circumstance, etc, kebaikan: the ~s of the plan far outweigh the disadvantages, kebaikan-kebaikan rancangan itu jauh melebihi keburukannya; a position which to him was more of a handicap than an ~, kedudukan yg baginya lebih merupakan kelemahan drpd kebaikan; 3. benefit, faedah, manfaat: he gained little ~ from the course, sedikit sahaja faedah yg diperolehnya drpd kursus itu; 4. (tennis) faedah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| versus | prep 1. in contrast with, antara... dengan...: the problems of free translation ~ literal translation, masalah-masalah antara terjemahan bebas dengan terjemahan harfiah; to debate the merits of wool ~ synthetic fibres, memperdebatkan kebaikan-kebaikan antara benang bulu dengan serat sintetik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| good | n 1. virtue, kebaikan: there is always some ~ in a person, lazimnya setiap orang mempunyai kebaikan; the eternal conflict between ~ and evil, konflik yg berterusan antara kebaikan dan kejahatan; 2. benefit, advantage, kebaikan: the punishment was for the child’s own ~, denda tersebut adalah utk kebaikan anak itu sendiri; he worked for the ~ of his country, dia bekerja demi kebaikan negaranya; 3. use, gunanya: what ~ is furniture without a house, apa gunanya perabot tanpa rumah; 4. the ~, virtuous persons, orang baik: only the ~ die young, hanya orang baik yg mati muda; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| virtue | 3. advantage or benefit, kebaikan, faedah, manfaat: the ~ of rising early, kebaikan bangun awal; the plan has the ~ of being simple, rancangan itu mempunyai kebaikan krn mudah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| betterment | n kebaikan: to work for the ~ of society, berusaha utk kebaikan masyarakat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desirability | n kebaikan: they discussed the ~ of a more comprehensive child welfare service, mereka membincangkan kebaikan mengadakan perkhidmatan kebajikan kanak-kanak yg lebih kompehensif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| virtue | n 1. goodness, kebaikan: such ~ is rare nowadays, kebaikan spt itu jarang didapati sekarang ini; a man of ~, orang yg baik or baik orangnya; 2. a good esp moral quality, sifat baik: patience is a ~, kesabaran itu ialah satu sifat baik; he had one ~ – honesty, dia mempunyai satu sifat baik, iaitu kejujuran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| power | a ~ of good, kebaikan: the long rest will do him a ~ of good, rehat yg panjang akan mendatangkan kebaikan kepadanya; the ~s that be, pihak yg berkuasa; at the height of o’s ~, di puncak kehebatan sso: he wrote the piece when he was at the height of his ~ as a composer, dia menulis lagu itu semasa dia berada di puncak kehebatannya sbg seorang penggubah; in ~, berkuasa: the party has been in ~ since 1988, parti itu telah berkuasa sejak tahun 1988; in /o’s, so’s/ ~, dlm /genggaman, cengkaman/ sso: Fanny is in his ~ because he knew her terrible secret, Fanny berada dlm genggaman lelaki itu krn dia tahu rahsia buruk Fanny; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| kindness | n 1. (of person) kebaikan hati; 2. (of heart) kebaikan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preach | vt 1. give instruction about religion, menyampaikan: the priest ~ed the sermon for two hours, paderi itu menyampaikan khutbah selama dua jam; 2. spread, advocate, menganjurkan: he was arrested for ~ing the new doctrines, dia telah ditangkap krn menganjurkan doktrin baru itu; to ~ the virtues of democracy, menganjurkan kebaikan-kebaikan demokrasi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |