Piety
['paɪətɪ] or ['paɪəti]
解釋/意思:
(n.) Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and earnest devotion to his service.
(n.) Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc.
安妮編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Filial reverence.[2]. Godliness, religion, devotion, holiness, sanctity, grace.
克拉拉錄入
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Religion, devotion, godliness, holiness, grace, reverence, sanctity
ANT:Irreligion, impiety, ungodliness, sinfulness, profanity, hypocrisy, formalism,sanctimoniousness, phariseeism
編輯:兰德尔
解釋/意思:
n. the quality of being pious: reverence for the Deity and desire to do His will: love and duty towards parents friends or country: sense of duty: dutiful conduct.—ns. Pī′etism the doctrine and practice of the pietists; Pī′etist one marked by strong devotional feeling: a name first applied to a sect of German religious reformers of deep devotional feeling (end of 17th century).—adjs. Pietist′ic -al.
校對:潘西
娱乐性解釋/意思：
n. Reverence for the Supreme Being based upon His supposed resemblance to man.
达拉整理
例句/造句/用法:
- The real piety and benevolence of the simple old man invested him with a temporary dignity and authority, as he spoke. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- I don't suppose such vicarial piety will avail much, but the petitions come out of a sincere breast, from innocent lips. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- You ladies go to church to learn how to get along in the world, I suppose, and your piety sheds respectability on us. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- It is not religion--the thing is never named amongst them; theology they may discuss occasionally, but piety--never. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Of piety and impiety to gods and parents, and of murderers, there were retributions other and greater far which he described. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Says Lamartine of the writings of Palissy, they are real treasures of human wisdom, divine piety, and eminent genius, as well as of great simplicity, vigor, and copiousness of style. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- He had vivid passions, keen feelings, but his pure honour and his artless piety were the strong charm that kept the lions couchant. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- The incorruptible fidelity, piety and honesty, of Uncle Tom, had more than one development, to her personal knowledge. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- The best piety is to enjoy--when you can. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Were you of our faith I should know what to say--a mind so tossed can find repose but in the bosom of retreatand the punctual practice of piety. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- You have only some of the best blood in England in your veins, and good principles and piety for your portion. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The only thing she did well, was what she did out of unconscious piety, the silent comforting and consoling of her father. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- It was written with a plain, unaffected, homely piety that I knew to be genuine, and ended with 'my duty to my ever darling'--meaning myself. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Come, lady of piety, it must be! 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
手打:默文