late 14c., from Late Latin filialis "of a son or daughter," from Latin filius "son," filia "daughter," possibly from a suffixed form of PIE root *bheue- "to be, exist, grow" (see be), though *dhe(i)- "to suck, suckle" (see fecund) "is more likely" [Watkins].
实用例句
1. Right now I'm in need of a little filial affection.
此刻我需要的是一份孝心。来自柯林斯例句
2. In a traditional Chinese family filial piety is rigidly observed.
在传统的中国家庭里,人们恪守孝道.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The children treated their parents with filial respect.
这些孩子孝敬他们的双亲.来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. Later I talked with Big Brother in his room about filial piety.
