pious

adj.

1. 虔诚的；虔敬的
   having or showing a deep respect for God and religion
   1. pious acts
      虔诚之举
2. 道貌岸然的；伪善的；假正经的
   pretending to be religious, moral or good in order to impress other people
   1. pious sentiments
      虚情假意
3. 可望而不可即的；难以实现的
   something that you want to happen but is unlikely to be achieved
   1. Such reforms seem likely to remain little more than pious hopes.
      这类改革可能只是画饼充饥而已。

1. ADJ-GRADED 虔诚的；笃信宗教的
   Someone who is pious is very religious and moral.
   1. He was brought up by pious female relatives.
      他是由虔诚的女性亲属带大的。
   2. ...pious acts of charity.
      虔诚的慈善行为
2. ADJ-GRADED （言辞）不可能实现的
   If you describe someone's words as pious, you think that their words are full of good intentions but do not lead to anything useful being done.
   1. What we need is not manifestos of pious intentions, but real action.
      我们需要的不是善意但难以实现的宣言，而是实际行动。
3. ADJ-GRADED 假装虔诚的；伪善的
   If you describe someone as pious, you disapprove of the fact that they pretend to be very religious without being sincere.
   1. His attitude is compassionate without being pious.
      他的态度是真心实意的同情。
   2. ...an expression of pious innocence.
      假装无辜的表情

1. Ella was a pious, earnest woman
   埃拉是个虔诚、认真的女人。
2. He was brought up by pious female relatives.
   他是由虔诚的女性亲属带大的。
3. She is pious.
   她很虔诚。
4. His father is a pious confessor.
   他父亲是个虔诚的圣徒。
5. Yea, to another world, replied the minister, with pious resignation.
   是啊，到另一个世界去了，牧师带着一切全都听天由命的神气回答说。
6. There are some people here who think they are more pious than thou, he said.
   在座的某些人认为，自己比其他人更虔诚，他说。
7. Jupiter blessed the pious Sheep, who ceased from that moment his complaints.
   丘比特为这只虔诚的绵羊祝福，绵羊此后再也不抱怨了。
8. For this pious act they could obtain remission of all sins, for themselves or their relatives in purgatory.
   由于这种虔诚的行为，他们可以为自己或亲戚在炼狱中免除所有的罪过。
9. I must be a pious man, right?
   我一定被认为是很虔诚，对吧？
10. These English colonists were a pious, self-disciplined people who wanted to escape religious persecution.
    这些英国殖民者都是些信仰虔诚、自律很严的人，他们来到这里的目的是为了躲避宗教迫害。
11. And it is time that the pious declarations of commitment to such a process showed some sincerity.
    对这样一种程序的庄严承诺，现在也该显示出一些诚意了。
12. Religious people have a pious ego.
    而宗教人士有个虔诚信仰的“自我”。
13. She was then a very pious, sober, and religious woman.
    她那时是个非常虔敬、庄严和有信仰的女人。
14. Romans really did believe that they were the most pious nation on earth.
    罗马人非常相信，他们是地球上最虔诚的国家。
15. Their pious religious belief enriches the dance with religious colors.
    而虔诚的宗教心理，则给舞蹈渲染上许多宗教的色彩。
16. She is a pious woman who goes to church every morning.
    他是一位虔诚的妇女，每天早晨都到教堂去。
17. Pious Pete teleports you from what you are doing to a church to relight his candles.
    虔诚的皮特将你传送到一个教堂，并请你帮他点燃蜡烛。
18. He lifted pious eyes to heaven and sighed deeply.
    他抬起虔诚的眼睛凝视着天堂，深深叹了一口气。
19. He was affectionate and magnanimous, pious and austere in the practice of his religion, brave, zealous, and above reproach in his personal and family conduct.
    他深情和大度，虔诚和简朴的实践中，他的宗教，勇敢，热情，并无可指责在他的个人和家庭的行为。
20. Ah, well,'said he,'but I had-remarkable pious.
    “啊，好吧，”他说，“但是我有的&我的母亲非常的虔诚。
21. Her mother, a pious woman, attends Mass every morning.
    她的母亲是一个虔诚的妇女，每天早晨都参加弥撒。
22. The first ray of dawn rising sun, for you are my pious prayer;
    晨曦初升的第一缕阳光，是我为你虔诚的祈祷；
23. He is a pious person to his belief.
    他是一个对其信仰虔诚的人。
24. He's a pious adherent of Buddhism.
    他是一位虔诚的佛教徒。
25. Is the Gyeongju "agreement" just another pious wish without practical implications?
    庆州“协议”只是又一个没有实际意义的虔诚愿望吗？
26. And so my mother told me, and predicted the whole, she did, the pious woman!
    我母亲早就预言我会落到这个地步，结果真被她说中了，这虔诚的女人！
27. With a pious mind, they asked for God's blessings.
    以此虔诚的心理求神保佑。
28. I am not pious and I'm busy.
    我并不虔诚，我很忙。
29. All pious words and uncharitable deeds-Charles Reade.
    所有虔诚的语言和无情的行为&查尔斯·瑞德。
30. My girlfriend and a few sisters of faith together to pray for me, there are several I have not recognized them, but they look like pious I moved to tears.
    我的女友和有信仰的几个姊妹一同为我祈祷，有几个我从来就不认识她们，可是她们虔诚的样子感动得我热泪盈眶。

adj

1. having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
   1. pious readings