Word of the Day : October 22, 2021

devotion

奉献；忠诚；挚爱；专心

noun dih-VOH-shun ｜[dɪˈvoʊʃ(ə)n]

What It Means

Devotion means being dedicated or loyal, or expressing dedication or loyalty.

Devotion 意味着奉献或忠诚，或表示忠诚、乐于奉献。

Examples

"Restaurant loyalties run deep. Look at the scads of eateries that have drawn devotion for decades in the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, and environs." — Kathy Biehl, The Preston Hollow People (Dallas, Texas), 14 Sept. 2021

“Restaurant loyalties run deep 。看看那一大堆的餐馆几十年来在城市公园、普雷斯顿山谷和周边地区吸引了大量的游客”

The organizer's devotion to the cause of the fundraiser was greatly admired.

主办方对募款活动的贡献令人钦佩。

The students' devotion of their time to the science project was not overlooked by their teacher.

学生们对科学项目的贡献，并没有被老师忽略。

Did You Know?

Devotion and the verb devote come from the act of taking a vow (the Latin verb vovēre means "to vow"). Devote was once used as an adjective that could mean either "devout" or "devoted." While devout implies faithfulness of a religious nature ("a devout parishioner), devoted refers to one's commitment to another through love and loyalty ("a singer's devoted fans").

Devotion 及 动词 devote 源于发誓的动作（拉丁语动词 vovēre 的意思是“to vow「发誓」”）。 Devote 曾被用作形容词，可以表示“devout「虔诚」”或“devoted「奉献」”。 虽然 devout 意味着对宗教的忠诚（“adevout parishioners「虔诚的教区居民」），devoted 指的是一个人通过爱与忠诚，（表现）对另一个人的奉献（“a singer's devoted fans「歌手的忠实粉丝」”）。

Quiz

Fill in the blanks to complete a word for the state of being faithful or loyal: f _ _ e _ _ _ y.

fidelity「忠诚；忠实；忠贞」