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1. pious piety.
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词族 · pious
词形变化
派生词
中文词源
pious 虔诚的，伪善的
来自拉丁语pius,尽责的，忠诚的，虔诚的，来自PIE*pei,崇拜，敬佩，词源同piety,pity.词义贬义化为伪善的。
英语词源
- pious
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pious: [17] Pious is one of a nexus of English words descended from Latin pius, an adjective of unknown origin. Its derivative pietās has given English piety and pity, and the derived verb piāre ‘appease, atone’ lies behind English expiate [16]. Pious itself was probably borrowed direct from Latin.
=> expiate, piety, pity - pious (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Latin pius "dutiful, devout, conscientious, religious; faithful to kindred; inspired by friendship, prompted by natural affections," perhaps [Klein] related to Latin purus "pure, clean" (see pure). Often coupled with fraud (n.) from at least 1630s. Related: Piously; piousness.
权威例句
- 1. What we need is not manifestos of pious intentions, but real action.
- 我们需要的不是善意但难以实现的宣言，而是实际行动。
- 2. His attitude is compassionate without being pious.
- 他的态度是真心实意的同情。
- 3. Ella was a pious, earnest woman.
- 埃拉是个虔诚、认真的女人。
- 4. Such reforms seem likely to remain little more than pious hopes.
- 这类改革可能只是画饼充饥而已。
- 5. Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.
- 亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒.