pious

• adj.敬虔な; 神聖な; 賞賛すべき; 従順な

ラテン語のpius, dutiful, faithful, piousから、PIE*pei, worship, admirationから、語源的にはpiety, pityと同じ。

pious

pious: [17] Pious is one of a nexus of English words descended from Latin pius, an adjective of unknown origin. Its derivative pietās has given English piety and pity, and the derived verb piāre ‘appease, atone’ lies behind English expiate [16]. Pious itself was probably borrowed direct from Latin.
=> expiate, piety, pity

pious (adj.)

mid-15c., from Latin pius "dutiful, devout, conscientious, religious; faithful to kindred; inspired by friendship, prompted by natural affections," perhaps [Klein] related to Latin purus "pure, clean" (see pure). Often coupled with fraud (n.) from at least 1630s. Related: Piously; piousness.

1. What we need is not manifestos of pious intentions,but real action.

私たちに必要なのは善意ではないが実現しにくい宣言ではなく、実際の行動です。

2.His attitude is compassionate without being pious .

彼の態度は真心誠意の同情である。

3.Ella was a pious ，earnest woman.

エラは敬虔でまじめな女だ。

4.Such reforms seem likely to remain little more than pious hopes.

このような改革は絵に描いた餅にすぎないかもしれない。

5.Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.

アレクサンダーは敬虔な信者だ。