piety

piety

英 ['paɪətɪ]
　　美 ['paɪəti]

n. 虔誠；孝敬；虔誠的行為或語言

中文詞源：

piety 虔誠，孝順

來自法語piete,虔誠，忠誠，憐憫，同情，來自拉丁語pietas,盡職，忠誠，篤信上帝，來自pius,友好的，善良的，詞源同pity,pious.因主要用於詞義虔誠，也可用於指孝順，孝道。

例句：

1. In a traditional Chinese family filial piety is rigidly observed.
在傳統的中國傢庭裡,人們恪守孝道.

2. They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.
他們去教堂不是出於虔誠而是出於好奇.

3. Later I talked with Big Brother in his room about filial piety.
飯後天還沒有黑盡,我到大哥房裡和他談到孝的問題.

4. Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness.
經驗使我們看到虔誠與善意之間有著巨大的區別.

5. She was eminent for her piety.
她以虔誠聞名.