devout

• adj. 虔诚的；衷心的

词态变化

中文词源

来自devote, 虔诚的。

英文词源

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).

双语例句

1. Both my parents were devout Anglicans.

我的父母都是虔诚的圣公会教徒。

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2. She was a devout Christian.

她是一个虔诚的基督徒。

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3. She is a devout Roman Catholic.

她是虔诚的天主教徒.

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4. His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.

他的爷爷是一个虔诚的佛教徒.

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5. The devout man prayed daily.

那位虔诚的男士每天都祈祷.

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