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impiety

/ɪmˈpaɪ.ə.ti/
不虔诚

His act of impiety shocked the religious community.

他不虔诚的行为震惊了宗教界。


正式

缺乏对神灵或宗教的尊敬或虔诚;不敬

The ancient temple was destroyed by acts of impiety.

这座古老的寺庙因不敬的行为而被毁。

常用于宗教或道德语境中,指对神灵或神圣事物的不尊重。

搭配

act of impiety不虔诚的行为show impiety表现出不虔诚

同义词

irreverenceungodlinessblasphemy

反义词

pietydevotionreverence

专业提示

区分‘impiety’与‘blasphemy’

‘Impiety’泛指缺乏虔诚或尊敬(可针对宗教、传统或权威),而‘blasphemy’特指对神灵或宗教的亵渎或不敬。

黄金法则

宗教语境中的‘impiety’

在宗教语境中,‘impiety’通常指对神灵或宗教仪式的不尊重,而非一般的道德败坏。

词源

源自拉丁语impietas,由im-(表示否定)+ pietas(虔诚)组成,字面义为‘不虔诚’。

用法说明

该词多用于正式或宗教语境,强调对神灵或宗教传统的不尊重。在现代英语中较少使用,常见于文学或历史文献中。

单词拆解

im-
否定前缀,表示‘不’
prefix
+
piety
虔诚,敬畏
root
英汉词典

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