单词 | piety |
释义 | piety['paiəti]n. 虔诚, 孝敬, 虔诚的行为 piety pi.e.ty AHD: [pº“¹-t¶] D.J. [6pa!!ti8]K.K. [6pa!!ti]n.(名词) 【复数】 pi.e.ties 1. The state or quality of being pious, especially:虔诚的状态或性质,尤指2. Religious devotion and reverence to God.虔诚,虔敬:宗教中对上帝的爱和尊敬3. Devotion and reverence to parents and family:孝顺,孝敬:对父母和家人的爱和恭敬:filial piety.孝心4. A devout act, thought, or statement.虔诚的行为、信仰或话语5. A position held conventionally or hypocritically.传统职位:传统地或伪善地担当的职位6. A statement of such a position:这种职位的声明:“the liberated pieties of people who believe that social attitudes have kept pace with women's aspirations”(&b{Erica Abeel})“那些认为社会态度与妇女的希望保持一致的人们较为自由的声明”(埃丽卡·阿比尔)语源:1. Middle English piete [mercy, pity] 中古英语 piete [怜悯,可怜] 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. from Latin piet³s, p&9{ºet³s} [dutiful conduct] 源自 拉丁语 piet³s, p&9{ºet³s} [职责性行为] 4. from pius, p&9{ºus} [dutiful] 源自 pius, p&9{ºus} [职责的] |
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