"pious" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 虔誠的
• 偽善的

Definition

用來形容非常虔誠或對宗教表示極大尊敬的人。有時也指表面上看起來虔誠，其實只是為了讓別人看到。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

略微正式。常用來形容真誠的宗教虔誠（如“a pious believer”），也可帶有諷刺色彩，指偽裝虔誠（如“pious words”）。與“religious”不同，強調虔誠或其表現。可形容人或行為。

Examples

Her grandmother is a pious woman who attends church every week.

她的祖母是一位每週去教堂的**虔誠的**女士。

Many pious people pray every day.

很多**虔誠的**人每天禱告。

He made a pious promise to help the poor.

他做出一個**虔誠的**承諾要幫助窮人。

Don't be fooled by his pious words—he doesn't always do what he says.

別被他的**虔誠的**言辭騙了——他並不總是說到做到。

She comes across as very pious, but she's also open-minded and friendly.

她表現得很**虔誠**，但同時很開明、友好。

He likes to share pious stories about his childhood at family dinners.

他喜歡在家庭聚餐時講述他童年時期的**虔誠**故事。