Word · Frequency #10165
pious
虔诚的；敬神的
核心释义
devout; showing reverence for God or a deity
- 1.
虔诚的,敬神的,敬畏上帝的。
Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
- 2.
对神明怀有或表现出敬意的
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
- 3.
与宗教或宗教作品相关的。
Relating to religion or religious works.
- 4.
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.
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。
用法In use
The pious old farmer donated part of his harvest to the village temple every year.
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。
After years of doubt, she became more pious and began to pray every evening.
用法提示：pious 作表语，意为‘虔诚的’，描述她对信仰的敬重。
Their pious chanting echoed through the quiet monastery at dawn.
用法提示：pious 作定语修饰 chanting，意为‘虔诚的’，体现宗教氛围。
pious readings
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。
be pious
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pious hope
- 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。
- pious wish
- 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。
- pious fraud
- 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。
- pious person
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
pious 发音似“拍饿死”，想象虔诚的信徒拍着胸口发誓，即便饿死也要敬神。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教语境、道德评价 通常用于描述对神灵或宗教极为虔敬的态度，多见于正式或书面表达。
语法说明Grammar Note
作定语或表语；注意在表示‘假装虔诚的’时含贬义。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'bias' rhymes exactly (identical stressed vowel /aɪ/ and following /əs/). The other -ious words end in -ous but have a different vowel sound before -ous (e.g., /ʊə/, /ɪə/, /eə/, /ɒ/, /iː/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.