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impious

🇬🇧 UK/'impiәs/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC1

Definitions

adj.

Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god or religion; not pious.

不虔诚的，不敬神的；不孝的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
piroot
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ousfull of, having the quality of
=impious

Common Collocations

  • 1.impious behavior不敬的行为
  • 2.impious remark不敬的言论

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His impious behavior toward the sacred temple shocked the community.

  • 2.

    The impious remarks were considered blasphemous in that culture.

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