Even their genuine Christian piety served a practical end.
甚至他们真正的基督教虔诚也有一个实际的目的。
经济学人(汇总)
Radio tends to do the piety.
广播往往是虔诚的。
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Such pieties are not wholly convincing.
这般虔诚并不是非常有说服力。
奇思妙想物语
This view of Piety allowed him to endure hardship.
这种虔诚的观念使他能够忍受苦难。
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He often showed himself wearing the Roman toga, and drew it over his head to show his piety.
他经常以穿着罗马宽松外袍的形象示人,用袍子罩住头部以示虔诚。
冰与火之歌:冰雨的风暴(中英对照)
" 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。"
《卫报》(文章版)
Because, I think, I've had it with the pieties of neoliberal inclusionism.
因为,我想,我已经受够了新自由主义包容主义的虔诚。
著名历史人物传记
When he died, her family ordered her to starve herself to death in a show of piety.
他死后,她的家人命令她绝食而死,以示虔诚。
苏菲的世界(原版)
As philosophy and science gradually broke away from theology, a new Christian piety developed.
随着哲学和科学逐渐脱离神学,一种新的基督教虔诚产生了。
潘潘
Thinking of Frank's piety, the judge was pined down.
考虑到富兰克的孝顺,法官有点受约束了。
英语百科
Piety
In spiritual terminology, piety is a virtue that may include religious devotion, spirituality, or a mixture of both. A common element in most conceptions of piety is humility and religiosity.