形容詞 pious:

1. having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
2. devoutly religious H.L.Mencken
   同義詞：devout, god-fearing

1. Congress have do no more than set out some pious hopes.
   國會除了提出一些不可能實現(xiàn)的希望之外別無所為
2. Having great reverence for God; pious.
   虔誠的敬神的; 虔誠的
3. He is a pious Christian.
   他是一名虔誠的基督教徒。

pi.ous

adj.（形容詞）
Having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; devout.See Synonyms at religious
虔誠的，篤信的，敬神的：帶有或表現(xiàn)出宗教的敬畏的；虔誠地尊神敬佛的；篤信的參見 religious

Marked by conspicuous devoutness:
誠信神靈的，篤信的：以明顯虔誠的樣子為特色的：
例句：
a pious and holy observation.
虔誠且神圣的注目

Marked by false devoutness; solemnly hypocritical:
假虔誠的，虛偽的：
例句：
a pious fraud.
虛偽的騙子

Devotional:
虔誠的：
例句：
pious readings.
敬神的讀物

Professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality; high-minded.
盡責的，孝敬的：帶有或表現(xiàn)出嚴格的傳統(tǒng)道德思想的；心性高的
Commendable; worthy:
可贊的；好心的：
例句：
a pious effort.
值得稱許的努力

來源：
From Latin pius [dutiful]
源自 拉丁語 pius [恭敬的，順從的]

【引伸】
pi.ously
adv.（副詞）
pi.ousness
n.（名詞）