devout
英[d?'va?t]
美[d?'va?t]
- adj. 虔誠的；衷心的
詞態變化
副詞:?devoutly;
中文詞源
devout 虔誠的
來自devote, 虔誠的。
英文詞源
- devout
- devout: [13] Essentially, devout and devote [16] are the same word; they come from an identical source, but reached English along different routes. That source is dēvōtus, the past participle of Latin dēvovēre, which was a compound formed from the intensive prefix dē- and vovēre ‘promise’ (source of English vote and vow). This entered English originally via Old French devot as an adjective, and was then reborrowed directly from Latin in the 16th century as the basis for a verb.
=> devote, vote, vow - devout (adj.)
- early 13c., from Old French devot "pious, devoted, assiduous," from Latin devotus "given up by vow, devoted," past participle of devovere "dedicate by vow" (see devotion).
雙語例句
- 1. Both my parents were devout Anglicans.
- 我的父母都是虔誠的圣公會教徒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She was a devout Christian.
- 她是一個虔誠的基督徒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She is a devout Roman Catholic.
- 她是虔誠的天主教徒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.
- 他的爺爺是一個虔誠的佛教徒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The devout man prayed daily.
- 那位虔誠的男士每天都祈禱.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》