pious + noun
pious 修饰名词，表示‘虔诚的’。
He is a pious man who prays daily.
他是一个每天祈祷的虔诚的人。
虔诚的；敬神的
伪善的；假虔诚的；宗教的；虔诚的,敬神的,敬畏上帝的。；对神明怀有或表现出敬意的；与宗教或宗教作品相关的。
devout; showing reverence for God or a deity
虔诚的,敬神的,敬畏上帝的。
Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
对神明怀有或表现出敬意的
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
与宗教或宗教作品相关的。
Relating to religion or religious works.
炫耀自身美德的,尤指与他人的比较；假虔诚的,居高临下的,挑剔的。
Insisting on or making a show of one's own virtue, especially in comparison to others; sanctimonious, condescending, judgmental.
The pious old farmer donated part of his harvest to the village temple every year.
这位虔诚的老农夫每年都把一部分收成捐给村里的寺庙。
用法提示：pious 作定语修饰 old farmer，意为‘虔诚的’，表达对宗教的敬仰。
AI contextual example
After years of doubt, she became more pious and began to pray every evening.
经过多年的怀疑，她变得更加虔诚，开始每晚祈祷。
用法提示：pious 作表语，意为‘虔诚的’，描述她对信仰的敬重。
AI contextual example
Their pious chanting echoed through the quiet monastery at dawn.
黎明时分，他们虔诚的诵经声在寂静的修道院中回响。
用法提示：pious 作定语修饰 chanting，意为‘虔诚的’，体现宗教氛围。
AI contextual example
pious 修饰名词，表示‘虔诚的’。
He is a pious man who prays daily.
他是一个每天祈祷的虔诚的人。
be pious 表示‘虔诚的’状态，常接 about 表示在某个方面。
She is very pious about her religious duties.
她对她的宗教职责非常虔诚。
pious in 表示在某个领域或行为上虔诚。
They are pious in their observance of traditions.
他们在遵守传统方面很虔诚。
几乎与pious同义，但更强调忠诚和热忱。
范围更广，可指信仰或实践，未必有强烈个人虔诚。
强调对神的敬畏和顺从，语气较pious更积极。
强调神圣性，可用于人或物，但用于人时比pious更郑重。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a pious student and studies hard every day.
正确表达He is a diligent student and studies hard every day.
pious表示对神的虔诚，不应用于描述学生的勤奋，应改为diligent。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is very pius about her religion.
正确表达She is very pious about her religion.
拼写错误，pius缺少字母o，正确拼写为pious。
devout强调内心真挚的虔诚，而pious可能带伪善色彩
sanctimonious指假装虔诚或道德优越，pious中性或褒义
religious是宗教相关的广义词，pious专指对神虔诚的态度
虔诚的希望（常指不切实际的愿望）
He expressed a pious hope that the peace talks would succeed.
他表示了一个虔诚的希望，希望和谈能成功。
真诚的愿望（常指难以实现的）
It's just a pious wish to think we can solve all problems overnight.
认为我们能一夜之间解决所有问题，那只是一个虔诚的愿望。
虔诚的欺骗（为宗教目的而进行的欺骗）
The discovery of the relics turned out to be a pious fraud.
这些圣物的发现原来是一场虔诚的欺骗。
虔诚的人
She is a very pious person who attends church every Sunday.
她是一个非常虔诚的人，每周日都去教堂。
pi- (root) + -ous (suffix)
piet- (root) + -y (suffix)
im- (prefix) + pi- (root) + -ous (suffix)
一厢情愿的愿望；虔诚但不太可能实现的希望
His plan to finish the project in one day is a pious hope.
他一天内完成项目的计划只是一厢情愿的愿望。
假借宗教名义的欺骗；虔诚的欺诈
The televangelist was exposed as a pious fraud who exploited his followers' faith.
那位电视布道家被曝出是一个利用信徒信仰的虔诚欺诈者。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.