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.
Which speech are you going to listen to this afternoon?
今天下午你准备去听哪个报告?
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
Professors from the university in Paris would be coming down by train.