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im·pi·ous /ˈɪmpiəs/ adjective formal RELIGIONlacking respect for religion or God 〔对宗教或上帝〕不恭敬的，不虔诚的 → impiety an impious crime 大不敬之罪 —impiously adverb —impiousness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusimpious• This impious crime, wrote Ammianus, for ever stained the reign of Constantius.• And I have heard a name given already to the impious thief who dared disturb her.• In that case it would be impious to consult the Oracle.• Ramsey, so shamefully plundered and denuded by impious villains?• Change was popularly associated with the impious ways of foreign heretics.im·pi·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable Corpus or lacking religion for respect God |