filial

filial

英 ['fɪlɪəl]
　　美 ['fɪlɪəl]

adj. 孝順的；子女的，當做子女的

中文詞源：

filial 孝順的

來自拉丁語filius, 兒子，filia, 女兒，來自拉丁詞根fe, 吮吸，喂奶，詞源同fetal, fecund.

例句：

1. Right now I'm in need of a little filial affection.
此刻我需要的是一份孝心。

2. 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.

3. The children treated their parents with filial respect.
這些孩子孝敬他們的雙親.

4. 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.

5. His father would accuse him of neglecting his filial duties.
他的父親會指責他不盡孝道。