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piety

音標['pai?ti] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 虔誠, 孝敬, 虔誠的行為

詞型變化:

名詞複數:pieties 

英文解釋:

名詞 piety:

  1. righteousness by virtue of being pious
    同義詞:piousness

例句:

  1. Often a convert is zealous not through piety, but because of the novelty of his experience.
    改變信仰者之所以常常顯得熱情,並非出自虔誠,而是由於他的體驗新鮮之故。
  2. The old man has great piety towards God.
    這位老人對上帝非常虔誠。

詳細解釋:


pi.e.ty

n.(名詞)
【複數】 pi.e.ties
The state or quality of being pious, especially:
虔誠的狀態性質,尤指
Religious devotion and reverence to God.
虔誠,虔敬:宗教中對上帝的愛和尊敬
Devotion and reverence to parents and family:
孝順,孝敬:對父母和家人的愛和恭敬
例句:
filial piety.
孝心

A devout act, thought, or statement.
虔誠的行為、信仰或話語

A position held conventionally or hypocritically.
傳統職位:傳統地或偽善地擔當的職位
A statement of such a position:
這種職位的聲明
例句:
.the liberated pieties of people who believe that social attitudes have kept pace with women`s aspirations.(Erica Abeel)
.那些認為社會態度婦女希望保持一致的人們較為自由的聲明.(埃麗卡·阿比爾)

來源:
Middle English piete [mercy, pity]
中古英文 piete [憐憫可憐]
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Latin piet3s, poet3s [dutiful conduct]
源自 拉丁語 piet3s, poet3s [職責性行為]
from pius, pous [dutiful]
源自 pius, pous [職責的]

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