piety
piety 英 ['paɪətɪ] 美 ['paɪəti]
n. 虔诚；孝敬；虔诚的行为或语言
名词复数:pieties
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- n. 虔诚；孝敬；虔诚的行为或语言
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1. The laws are not only like our parents, they are like our ancestors, as we might say, who are owed respect and piety.
法律不只像是我们的父母，也像是我们的祖先，我们可以说，他们值得我尊重与孝敬。
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2. They are respected for their piety, discipline and resilience, but estimates of their popularity hover around 20% and have been falling.
他们因为其虔诚、纪律和韧性收到尊敬，但是支持率却在20%左右徘徊，而且还在下降。
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3. "I actually love creches because they put together in one place a history of piety that to me is true, " he says. "He is the son of God.
“其实我热爱耶稣降生的故事，因为它在这么一个地方集中体现了一个虔诚的故事，在我看来这是真的，”他说，“他是上帝之子。
- piety (n.) early 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), "mercy, tenderness, pity," from Old French piete "piety, faith; pity, compassion" (12c.), from Latin pietatem (nominative pietas) "dutiful conduct, sense of duty; religiousness, piety; loyalty, patriotism; faithfulness to natural ties," in Late Latin "gentleness, kindness, pity;" from pius "kind" (see pious). Meaning "piousness" attested in English from c. 1600. Also see pity (n.).
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