pious 详细解释

pious

['paiəs]

adj.虔诚的, 伪善的, 尽责的,不太可能实现的

a.

1. 虔诚的, 笃信的; 敬神的

Her mother was a pious Christian.

她母亲是一个虔诚的基督教徒。

2. 【贬】假虔诚的, 虚伪的

3. 可嘉的; 好心的

4. 不可能实现的[B]

Congress had done no more than set out some pious hopes.

国会除了提出一些不可能实现的希望之外别无所为。

词形变化

副词: piously | 名词: piousness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.虔诚的

religious  devout  reverent  faithful  believing  

同义参见:

zealous  monastic  hypocritical  pure  godly  

反义:

a.虔诚的; 敬神的

impious  

英英释义

形容词 pious:

having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

devoutly religious H.L.Mencken

同义词：devout, god-fearing

补充

piouspious英:[ˈpaiəs] 美:[ˈpaɪəs]adj.1.虔诚的, 信神的Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。2.虚伪的, 伪善的3.不可能实现的

例句

1. He was brought up by pious female relatives.他是由虔诚的女性亲属带大的。 2. What we need is not pious intentions but real action.我们需要的不是不切实际的打算, 而是实际的行动。 3. Against the pitiless reality of the streets, the pious platitudes of politicians and police mean nothing.看一看大街上无情的现实, 政客和警方不切实际的陈词滥调没有任何意义。 4. His attitude is compassionate without being pious.他的态度充满同情, 无半点虚假。 5. there'll be no pious words said over her.对她不会有任何虚伪的评论。 6. pious [=devout] churchgoing people经常去教堂做礼拜的虔诚的人们 7. "They lived a quiet, pious life."他们过着安静、虔诚的生活。 8. I'm tired of hearing politicians making pious pronouncements about their devotion to the people.我厌烦听到政客们虚情假意地宣称为人民奉献。 9. "His speech contained no practical solutions, just the pious hope that the war would end soon."他的演讲没有涉及实际的解决方案，只是不切实际地憧憬战争会早日结束。

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