Word · Frequency #6937
devotion
献身；奉献；投入
核心释义
Commitment or dedication to a purpose or cause.
- 1.
献身或奉献的行为或状态；献身的感觉(对某事)。
The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
- 2.
热烈的爱
feelings of ardent love
- 3.
宗教崇拜、热情或虔诚
Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
- 4.
对某一目标的承诺
commitment to some purpose
- 5.
祈祷(常用复数)
A prayer (often found in the plural).
- 6.
宗教热情；服务上帝的意愿
religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
热爱；挚爱；虔诚；笃信；宗教热忱；祈祷；祷告；献身或奉献的行为或状态；献身的感觉(对某事)。；热烈的爱
用法In use
Her devotion to her younger brother meant she rarely took a holiday.
用法提示：此处 devotion 为名词，表示“奉献、投入”，作句子的主语。
The team's devotion to training paid off when they won the championship.
用法提示：此处 devotion 为名词，表示“投入、专注”，用在所有格后作主语。
He spoke about his devotion to his elderly parents with great warmth in his voice.
用法提示：此处 devotion 为名词，表示“挚爱、忠诚”，作介词 about 的宾语。
their devotion to each other was beautiful
the devotion of his time and wealth to science
devotion to sb/sth
devotion后常接介词to，表示对某人或某事物奉献/热爱。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- deep devotion
- 深厚的热爱
- She showed deep devotion to her family.她对家庭表现出深厚的热爱。
- complete devotion
- 完全的投入
- His complete devotion to the project impressed everyone.他对项目的完全投入给每个人留下了深刻印象。
- devotion to duty
- 忠于职守
- The soldier's devotion to duty was commendable.这位士兵忠于职守，值得赞扬。
- devotion to family
- 对家庭的奉献
- Her devotion to family never wavered.她对家庭的奉献从未动摇。
- utter devotion
- 彻底的奉献
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把devotion拆成de（向下）+vote（投票）+tion，想象投票时全心投入，即‘热爱，投入’。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: formal; contexts: 宗教, 爱情, 事业; note_zh: 通常用于正式或严肃的场合，表示深厚的情感或奉献精神。
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式 devotions 特指宗教祷告，不用于“奉献”义。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /oʊʃən/ ending sound, rhyming with devotion.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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