| 词汇 | pious |
| 释义 | pious adjective uk/ˈpaɪ.əs/ us/ˈpaɪ.əs/ (RELIGIOUS) （对宗教）虔诚的 strongly believing in religion, and living in a way that shows this belief She is a pious follower of the faith, never missing her prayers. 她是个虔诚的信徒，从来不误祷告。 (PRETENDING) disapproving假虔诚的;伪善的;虚伪的 pretending to have sincere feelings Quit the pious apologies - I know you don't really care. 别假惺惺地道歉了——我知道你并不是真的在乎。 pious hope UK 不可能实现的希望，不切实际的希望 something that is unlikely to happen We related our errors in the pious hope that others might learn from them. He longed for grandchildren in a pious hope that his name would not die out with his son. They had the pious hope that the foundation would lead to the sport becoming accessible to more children. There are no concrete goals, only a pious hope of better times. The target of treatment for everyone no longer looks like a pious hope. Related word: piously |
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