piety
US /ˈpaɪə.t̬i/
UK /ˈpaɪ.ə.ti/
名詞
1.
虔誠, 敬神
the quality of being religious or reverent
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Her deep piety was evident in her daily prayers and charitable acts.
她深厚的虔誠體現在她的日常祈禱和慈善行為中。
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He was known for his unwavering piety and devotion to his faith.
他以其堅定不移的虔誠和對信仰的忠誠而聞名。
2.
虔誠, 傳統觀念
a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence
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He questioned the traditional pieties of his community.
他質疑了他社區的傳統虔誠。
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The politician often invoked national pieties in his speeches.
這位政治家在他的演講中經常援引民族虔誠。