piety
piety 英 ['paɪətɪ] 美 ['paɪəti]
n. 虔诚
名词复数:pieties
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- n. 虔诚
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1. They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.
他们去教堂不是出于虔诚而是出于好奇。
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2. Such pieties are not wholly convincing.
这般虔诚并不是非常有说服力。
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3. " Piety is not the point. Certain forms must be observed" .
" 我虔诚与否并不重要，关键是形式无法更改。"
- piety (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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