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Piety Latin 12218.Piety 英 Paɪətɪ]美 Paɪəti 释义 N

正面 12218.piety
英 ['paɪətɪ]美 ['paɪəti]

背面
释义:
n. 虔诚;孝敬;虔诚的行为或语言
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.

1. pious <=> piety.
piety 虔诚,孝顺来自法语piete,虔诚,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.因主要用于词义虔诚,也可用于指孝顺,孝道。
pietypiety: see pitypiety (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.)."

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