piety

英 ['paɪətɪ] 美 ['paɪəti]

解释

※ 提供单词"piety"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

piety 虔诚，孝顺

来自法语piete,虔诚，忠诚，怜悯，同情，来自拉丁语pietas,尽职，忠诚，笃信上帝，来自pius,友好的，善良的，词源同pity,pious.因主要用于词义虔诚，也可用于指孝顺，孝道。

piety: piety: see pity
piety (n.): early 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), "mercy, tenderness, pity," from Old French piete "piety, faith; pity, compassion" (12c.), from Latin pietatem (nominative pietas) "dutiful conduct, sense of duty; religiousness, piety; loyalty, patriotism; faithfulness to natural ties," in Late Latin "gentleness, kindness, pity;" from pius "kind" (see pious). Meaning "piousness" attested in English from c. 1600. Also see pity (n.).

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1. In a traditional Chinese family filial piety is rigidly observed.: 在传统的中国家庭里,人们恪守孝道.

2. They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.: 他们去教堂不是出于虔诚而是出于好奇.

3. Later I talked with Big Brother in his room about filial piety.: 饭后天还没有黑尽,我到大哥房里和他谈到孝的问题.

4. Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness.: 经验使我们看到虔诚与善意之间有着巨大的区别.