[ 'paiəs ] adj. 1.虔诚的，信神的。 2.以宗教为口实的，以敬神为名的；伪善的。 3.〔古语〕孝顺的；有善良意向的。 短语和例子 a pious posture 假仁假义的姿态。 a pious fraud 虔诚欺诈(为受骗者本身利益等而作的欺诈)。 n. -ness -ly adv.
Example Sentences:
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They were pious people . 他们是虔信宗教的人。
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The pious ejaculations of father clay irritated him . 克雷神父那种充满虔信的惊叫使他非常气恼。
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He was dining withof all thingsa pious virgin . 他怎么偏偏同一个虔诚的黄毛丫头一起吃饭！
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She is pious . 她很虔诚。
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Mrs. prodie is an excellent lady, kind-hearted, charitable, pious . 普劳迪夫人是一位极出色的女人，宽厚仁慈，虔诚善良。
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The pious sweater would attribute it to idleness or incapacity . 这位虔诚的斯韦特就会把原因归之于懒惰成性或者缺乏才能。
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In spite of her small vanities, margaret had a sweet and pious nature . 玛格丽特尽管有些小小的虚荣心，天性却很温柔纯洁。
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And in handling straight news, it is easier to assume the pious mantle of objectivity than to edit . 在处理新闻时，做出虔诚客观的外表比编辑容易。
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He is, by contrast, a caricature, so pious and loyal that he is too good to be true . 相形之下，他是个漫画中的人物，他这样虔诚，这样忠心，他好得难以令人相信。
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In the case of my misguided aunt, the form which pious perseverance was next to take revealed itself to me plainly enough . 对付我那位误入歧途的表婶，下一步该怎么办，我心里雪亮。
