名詞 piety:

1. righteousness by virtue of being pious
   同義詞：piousness

1. Often a convert is zealous not through piety, but because of the novelty of his experience.
   改變信仰者之所以常常顯得熱情，并非出自虔誠，而是由于他的體驗新鮮之故。
2. The old man has great piety towards God.
   這位老人對上帝非常虔誠。

pi.e.ty

n.（名詞）
【復數(shù)】 pi.e.ties
The state or quality of being pious, especially:
虔誠的狀態(tài)或性質(zhì)，尤指
Religious devotion and reverence to God.
虔誠，虔敬：宗教中對上帝的愛和尊敬
Devotion and reverence to parents and family:
孝順，孝敬：對父母和家人的愛和恭敬：
例句：
filial piety.
孝心

A devout act, thought, or statement.
虔誠的行為、信仰或話語

A position held conventionally or hypocritically.
傳統(tǒng)職位：傳統(tǒng)地或偽善地擔當?shù)穆毼?/br>A statement of such a position:
這種職位的聲明：
例句：
.the liberated pieties of people who believe that social attitudes have kept pace with women`s aspirations.(Erica Abeel)
.那些認為社會態(tài)度與婦女的希望保持一致的人們較為自由的聲明.(埃麗卡·阿比爾)

來源：
Middle English piete [mercy, pity]
中古英語 piete [憐憫，可憐]
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin piet3s, poet3s [dutiful conduct]
源自 拉丁語 piet3s, poet3s [職責性行為]
from pius, pous [dutiful]
源自 pius, pous [職責的]