pious
adj
1 having or showing a deep devotion to religion (对宗教)虔诚的.
2 (derog 贬) hypocritically virtuous 假虔诚的; 虚伪的
He dismissed his critics as pious do-gooders who were afraid to face the facts. 他把批评他的人斥之为不敢面对事实的假善人.
One half of his money and his goods shall be given to the city of Venice and the other half shall be given to the person he has tried to kill.
他的钱和财产的一半必须给威尼斯城,另一半必须给他企图杀害的人。
Today there are special kindergartens for Maori children, and the Maori language is now taught in more and more schools.
如今已有专门为毛利儿童而设的幼儿园,而且在越来越多的学校里讲授毛利语。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.