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词汇 piously
释义 piously
adverb
uk /ˈpaɪ.əs.li/ us /ˈpaɪ.əs.li/

piouslyadverb (RELIGIOUSLY)


in a way that shows that you have strong religious beliefs: 虔诚地,敬神地
I envision a church that is not just piously involved in worship on a Sunday morning.我理想中的教堂不只是在周日上午虔诚地做礼拜的。
The brothers are piously Roman Catholic. 兄弟俩是虔诚的罗马天主教徒。
They wander among us with their arms held toward heaven, singing piously.
He clasped his hands and looked up piously to heaven.
He urged that young people must be piously brought up.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Worshipping a god
adoration
adore
churchgoing
deification
deify
devotionally
devout
devoutly
devoutness
glory
godliness
godly
Pharisee
pious
practising
praise
prostrate
worship
worshipper

piouslyadverb (PRETENDING)


disapproving
in a way that pretends to be religious or sincere: 假虔诚地;伪善地;虚伪地
The politicians talked piously about reforming their own arrangements, but nothing has changed. 政客们假装真诚地谈论对政治体制的改革,但并没有任何改变。
When we talk so piously about sustainability, is it really right to be burning up fossil fuels to create new materials?当我们貌似真诚地谈论可持续发展时,通过燃烧化石燃料来创造新材料真的正确吗?
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pious
Some athletes piously make the sign of the cross on their chest and then leave the game to use drugs.
Development ministers piously proclaim that they will honour their commitments.
They piously lecture athletes for moral or professional failings.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Affected & insincere
affectation
affected
affectedly
archly
artificial
feyness
forced
forcedly
fustian
glib
phony-baloney
ponce
ponce about/around
posey
preciously
sugary
super-smooth
superslick
talk the talk ... walk the walkidiom
theatricality
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