单词
pious
读音
ˈpaɪəs
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词根
"pious"来源于拉丁语的词根 "-pi-"，表示『保护』，原始单词是 "pius"，意为恭宗敬神的，孝顺的。
释义
adj. 虔诚的；敬神的；可嘉的；尽责的
例句
He was brought up by pious female relatives.
他是由虔诚的女性亲属抚养大的。
Catherine was a pious, earnest woman.
凯瑟琳是位虔诚、真挚的女子。
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。
He was brought up by pious female relatives.
他是由虔诚的女性亲属抚养大的。
Catherine was a pious, earnest woman.
凯瑟琳是位虔诚、真挚的女子。
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。
强化记忆
"pious"的形象记忆方法可以把它想象成 "pie plus us"，意为我们一起分享派（pie），这样的行为表现出了对团结、分享的尊重，从而联想到尊敬和崇拜的意思。"pious" 起源于古罗马文化，其在古罗马以及现今的欧美社会中都是一个高度评价的词汇，代表对宗教信仰和道德规范的坚持以及尊重。
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but they also came here because they wanted to make a lot of money.They were pious people,but they were also really aggressive capitalists,
she wasn’t afraid to explore the possibilityof pious thought and unpious behaviorco-existing in the same person.
Don't believe him. (Laughter)It's a pious hope, I wish it were true,but I think the other day he admitted to me
that might make it easy to cry foul,to put down the whole story as a pious fable.Quite the contrary.
Since then, however, Indonesia has taken a surprising turn.While ordinary folks have grown more pious on a personal level --I saw a lot more headscarves on a recent visit
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