英语词典 · 单词释义
piety
英 ['paɪətɪ] 美 ['paɪəti]
这里集中整理“piety”的音标、翻译、词源、例句和近反义词，方便快速确认词义并顺手做词汇积累。
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词义详解
翻译 · 词源 · 例句- n. *；孝敬；*的行为或语言
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词源 · 例句 · 用法词态变化
复数: pieties;
助记提示
1. pious <=> piety.
中文词源
piety *，孝顺
来自法语piete,*，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*，也可用于指孝顺，孝道。
英文词源
- 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.).
双语例句
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.
- 他们去教堂不是出于*而是出于好奇.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
- 4. Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness.
- 经验使我们看到*与善意之间有着巨大的区别.
来自辞典例句
- 5. She was eminent for her piety.
- 她以*闻名.
来自辞典例句