devotion
英 [d?'v???(?)n]
美 [d?'vo??n]
- n. 獻(xiàn)身，奉獻(xiàn)；忠誠(chéng)；熱愛(ài)
中文詞源
devotion 奉獻(xiàn)來(lái)自devote, 虔誠(chéng)，奉獻(xiàn)。
英文詞源
- devotion (n.)
- early 13c., from Old French devocion "devotion, piety," from Latin devotionem (nominative devotio), noun of action from past participle stem of devovere "dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly," from de- "down, away" (see de-) + vovere "to vow," from votum "vow" (see vow (n.)).
In ancient Latin, "act of consecrating by a vow," also "loyalty, fealty, allegiance;" in Church Latin, "devotion to God, piety." This was the original sense in English; the etymological sense, including secular situations, returned 16c. via Italian and French.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He was kneeling by his bed in an attitude of devotion.
- 他虔誠(chéng)地跪在床邊。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He recalled her devotion to her husband during his hour of need.
- 他回憶起她在丈夫困難之時(shí)的忠貞奉獻(xiàn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. I don't mean to keep criticising his devotion to his job.
- 我并不是要一再批評(píng)他對(duì)工作的專注。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Total devotion it certainly was, slavish devotion some would say.
- 這當(dāng)然是絕對(duì)的忠誠(chéng)，有人也許會(huì)稱之為俯首帖耳，唯命是從。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Despite his constant protes-tations of devotion and love, her doubts persisted.
- 盡管他一直宣稱對(duì)她的愛(ài)忠貞不渝，她仍然心存懷疑。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句