not showing respect or reverence, especially for a god (尤指对神)不恭敬的,不虔诚的;亵渎的 the emperor's impious attacks on the Church. 皇帝对教会不恭敬的攻击。 ■(of a person or act) wicked (人,行为)邪恶的 impious villains. 恶棍。
派生 impiously adverb impiousness noun 语源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin impius (from in- 'not' + pius: see pious) + -ous