If someone is impious, they lack respect for religion or for God. The word can describe a person, a remark, a book, a joke.

If someone如果一個人 is是 impiousimpious, they lack respect表示他們缺乏尊重 for religion or for God對宗教或對神。The word這個字 can describe可以用來形容 a person一個人, a remark一句話, a book一本書, a joke或一個笑話。

It is a formal, rather churchy adjective: you are more likely to meet it in a sermon, a history, or a novel than in a chat about the weekend.

It is這是 a formal一個正式, rather churchy adjective帶點教會味的形容詞: you are more likely to meet it你比較可能遇到它 in a sermon在講道, a history歷史書, or a novel或小說裡 than in a chat about the weekend而不是在聊週末的閒聊裡。

It does not simply mean “not religious.” A quiet person who never goes to temple is not automatically impious; the word wants a shade of disrespect — speaking lightly of what others hold holy, or acting as if the sacred does not count. Though actually, people have always argued about the line: one listener hears an honest question; another hears an impious attack.

It does not simply mean它不只是單純表示 "not religious."「不信教」。A quiet person一個安靜的人 who never goes to temple從不去廟裡拜拜 is not automatically不會自動就是 impiousimpious; the word wants這個字要的是 a shade of disrespect一點不敬的味道 — speaking lightly of輕率地談論 what others hold holy別人視為神聖的東西, or acting as if或表現得好像 the sacred does not count神聖不算一回事。Though actually不過其實, people have always argued人們一直在爭論 about the line那條界線在哪裡: one listener有人聽起來 hears an honest question是誠實的提問; another有人聽起來 hears an impious attack是impious的攻擊。

It is stronger and colder than cheeky, and much more serious than impish. In ordinary speech, rude about religion or disrespectful does more of the work.

It is它 stronger and colder than cheeky比cheeky更強烈、更冷, and也 much more serious than impish比impish嚴重得多。In ordinary speech在一般說話裡, rude about religionrude about religion or disrespectful或disrespectful does more of the work這種說法比較常用。