pious
/ˈpaɪəs/adjective
1- devoutly religious虔诚的, 笃信的。
1.1
- making a hypocritical display of virtue虚伪的, 道貌岸然的：
there'll be no pious words said over her.
对她不会有任何虚伪的评论。
1.2
- attrib.(of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled（愿望）真诚却不可能实现的。
1.3
- archaic dutiful or loyal, especially towards one's parents〈古〉（尤指对父母）孝顺的。
派生词
piously
adverbpiousness
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin pius 'dutiful, pious' + -OUS.