pious
UK/'paiәs/US
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Definitions
adj.
Deeply religious and devout; also, making an excessive show of one's own virtue; sanctimonious.
虔诚的，敬神的；假装虔诚的，道貌岸然的
Root Breakdown
Loanwordpiousother
=pious
Common Collocations
- 1.pious hope一厢情愿的愿望
- 2.deeply pious极度虔诚
- 3.pious fraud虚伪的欺骗
- 4.[pious devotion]虔诚的信仰
Example Sentences
- 1.
The pious old man attended church every morning without fail.
- 2.
His pious declarations about charity rang hollow given his selfish actions.
- 3.
She was raised in a pious household where prayer was part of daily life.