devotion

B1 CET-4 高中 FREQ #8484 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 热爱, 投入

发音

UK /dɪˈvəʊʃən/
US /dɪˈvoʊʃən/

词形变化

devotions 复数 devotions

别名

deuotion

教材释义与例句

名词

献身，奉献；忠诚；热爱

the loyalty that you show towards a person, job etc, especially by working hard

At first she was flattered by his devotion.

最初他的挚爱使她感到受宠若惊。

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    The act or state of devoting or being devoted.

    奉献

    不可数

    deep devotion

    blind devotion

    show devotion

    Her devotion to her family was clear in everything she did.

    The teacher’s devotion to her students inspired many.

    The book describes the knight’s devotion to his king.

  2. 2.

    Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.

    不可数

    He showed great devotion to his religious practices.

  3. 3.

    A prayer (often found in the plural).

    可数 宗教 不可数
  4. 4.

    Religious offerings; alms.

    废旧 不可数 复数形式

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

veneration cultism devotedness

上位词 8

love prayer loyalty commitment worship dedication allegiance supplication

下位词 9

stations fetish bhakti cultism fetich hobbyism novena party spirit Stations of the Cross

相关短语

lip devotion

词源

From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion.

来源：wiktionary