piously
adv. 虔誠地
Someone who is pious is very religious and moral.
He was brought up by pious female relatives.
他是由虔誠的女性親屬帶大的。
...pious acts of charity.
虔誠的慈善行為
If you describe someone's words as pious, you think that their words are full of good intentions but do not lead to anything useful being done.
What we need is not manifestos of pious intentions, but real action.
我們需要的不是善意但難以實現的宣言,而是實際行動。
If you describe someone as pious, you disapprove of the fact that they pretend to be very religious without being sincere.
His attitude is compassionate without being pious.
他的態度是真心實意的同情。
...an expression of pious innocence.
假裝無辜的表情
1. in a pious manner;
2. in a devout and pious manner;
Conti kneeled and crossed himself piously.
康蒂跪下來虔誠地用手在胸前畫了個十字。
Many pilgrims knelt piously at the shrine.
許多朝聖者心虔意誠地在神殿跪拜.
"Life," said Dr Holly piously, "is the only wealth, and I gave you life."
霍利醫生裝模作樣地說:“生命是唯一的財富,而我給了你生命。”
The priests piously consecrated the robbery with a hymn.
教士們虔誠地唱了一首讚美詩,把這劫奪行為神聖化了.
Carter ever had accepted Christian severe test piously when south.
卡特在南方時曾虔誠地接受過基督教的洗禮.