pious

英 [ˈpaɪəs]

美 [ˈpaɪəs]

adj.  虔诚的; 虔敬的; 道貌岸然的; 伪善的; 假正经的; 可望而不可即的; 难以实现的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 虔诚的；虔敬的
  having or showing a deep respect for God and religion
  1. pious acts
     虔诚之举
• 道貌岸然的；伪善的；假正经的
  pretending to be religious, moral or good in order to impress other people
  1. pious sentiments
     虚情假意
• 可望而不可即的；难以实现的
  something that you want to happen but is unlikely to be achieved
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 虔诚的；笃信宗教的
  Someone who ispiousis very religious and moral.
  1. He was brought up by pious female relatives.
     他是由虔诚的女性亲属带大的。
  2. ...pious acts of charity.
     虔诚的慈善行为
• ADJ-GRADED （言辞）不可能实现的
  If you describe someone's words aspious, you think that their words are full of good intentions but do not lead to anything useful being done.
  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。
• ADJ-GRADED 假装虔诚的；伪善的
  If you describe someone aspious, you disapprove of the fact that they pretend to be very religious without being sincere.
  1. His attitude is compassionate without being pious.
     他的态度是真心实意的同情。
  2. ...an expression of pious innocence.
     假装无辜的表情

英英释义

adj

• having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  1. pious readings

双语例句

• He was brought up by pious female relatives.
  他是由虔诚的女性亲属带大的。
• All pious words and uncharitable deeds-Charles Reade.
  所有虔诚的语言和无情的行为&查尔斯·瑞德。
• With a pious mind, they asked for God's blessings.
  以此虔诚的心理求神保佑。
• His father is a pious confessor.
  他父亲是个虔诚的圣徒。
• Yea, to another world, replied the minister, with pious resignation.
  是啊，到另一个世界去了，牧师带着一切全都听天由命的神气回答说。
• These English colonists were a pious, self-disciplined people who wanted to escape religious persecution.
  这些英国殖民者都是些信仰虔诚、自律很严的人，他们来到这里的目的是为了躲避宗教迫害。
• Ella was a pious, earnest woman
  埃拉是个虔诚、认真的女人。
• Jupiter blessed the pious Sheep, who ceased from that moment his complaints.
  丘比特为这只虔诚的绵羊祝福，绵羊此后再也不抱怨了。
• For this pious act they could obtain remission of all sins, for themselves or their relatives in purgatory.
  由于这种虔诚的行为，他们可以为自己或亲戚在炼狱中免除所有的罪过。
• The first ray of dawn rising sun, for you are my pious prayer;
  晨曦初升的第一缕阳光，是我为你虔诚的祈祷；