goodness
/ˈgudnɪs; `ɡʊdnɪs/ n
1 [U] quality of being good; virtue; kindness (to sb) 善良; 美德; （对某人的）好意
praise God for his goodness and mercy 赞美上帝的仁慈和怜悯
In spite of the bad things he's done I still believe in his essential goodness. 尽管他做了坏事, 我仍然相信他本质是善良的.
her goodness to her old parents 她对年迈双亲的孝心.
2 [U] quality that nourishes sb/sth or helps growth （滋养某人[某事物]或助其成长的）养分, 精华
Much of the goodness in food may be lost in cooking. 食物在烹调中可能失去许多养分.
Brown bread is full of goodness. 黑面包富於营养.
soil with a lot of goodness in it 含大量养分的土壤.
3 [sing] (euph 婉) (used in exclamations instead of `God' 用於感叹句, 代替God一词)
Goodness, what a big toy! , 多大的玩具呀!
Thank goodness! ie expressing relief 谢天谢地!
For goodness' sake! ie expressing protest 看在老天爷的分上!（表示抗议）
My goodness!/Goodness me!/Goodness gracious (me)! ie expressing surprise 天哪!（表示惊异）.
4 (idm 习语) God/goodness/Heaven knows => know. have the goodness to do sth (fml 文) (used when requesting sb to do sth 用於请求某人做某事)
Have the goodness to step this way, please. 劳驾, 请这边走. honest to God/goodness => honest. to God/goodness/Heaven => god.