devout

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a. 虔诚的, 虔敬的, 诚恳的

发音

其它 /dɪˈvaʊt/
CA /dəˈvʌʊt/

词形变化

devouts 复数 devouts devouter 比较级 devouter devoutest more devout 比较级 devoutest 最高级 most devout 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A devotee.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A devotional composition, or part of a composition; a devotion.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.

    虔诚的

    虔敬的

  2. 2.

    Expressing devotion or piety.

    古体

    devout sighs; devout eyes; a devout posture

  3. 3.

    Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.

    devout wishes for one's welfare

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

dear earnest heartfelt god-fearing

近义相关 2

religious sincere

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *wogʷeō Ecclesiastical Latin voveō Ecclesiastical Latin dēvoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Ecclesiastical Latin -tus Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor. Old French devotbor. Middle English devout English devout Inherited from Middle English devout. From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin dēvōtus, perfect passive participle of dēvōveō. Doublet of devote.

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