Word · Frequency #24689
devotional
虔诚的；祷告的
relating to worship
- 1.
Of or pertaining to devotion or worship.
关于虔诚或崇拜的；与灵修或崇拜有关的。
关于虔诚或崇拜的；与灵修或崇拜有关的。；忠诚的；信仰的；虔诚的；祷告的
In use
The church plays soft devotional music while people pray.
She reads a short devotional passage every morning before breakfast.
His devotional life is centered on daily prayer and quiet reflection.
devotional + noun
作形容词时通常放在名词前，表示“与宗教崇拜或祷告有关的”。
The chapel was filled with devotional music.
小教堂里充满了祈祷音乐。
a devotional
作名词时指“短小的宗教礼拜仪式”，是可数名词，复数形式为 devotionals。
We attended a devotional before breakfast.
早餐前我们参加了一次祈祷仪式。
Common mistakes
We went to devotional every morning.We went to a devotional every morning.
devotional 作名词时是可数名词，表示“短祷仪式”，单数可数名词前需要加冠词 a/an 或 the，不能直接说 go to devotional。
She is a devotional who prays every day.She is a devotee who prays every day.
devotional 作名词指“祈祷仪式”，不指人；表示“虔诚的信徒”应用 devotee。
He is very devotional to his work.He is very devoted to his work.
devotional 作形容词意为“与 worship/祷告有关的”，不表示“忠诚的、投入的”；表示“忠诚于某事”应该用 devoted to。
Connections
Collocations
- devotional music
- 敬拜音乐
- The church played soft devotional music before the sermon.讲道之前，教会播放了轻柔的敬拜音乐。
- devotional life
- 灵修生活
- She keeps a journal to reflect on her devotional life.她写日记来反思自己的灵修生活。
- daily devotional
- 每日灵修
- He reads a daily devotional every morning.他每天早晨阅读每日灵修。
- morning devotional
- 晨更
- The campers attended a brief morning devotional at sunrise.露营者在日出时参加了一个简短的晨更。
- devotional reading
- 灵修读物
- This book of Psalms is her favorite devotional reading.这本诗篇是她最喜欢的灵修读物。
- family devotional
Learner notes
Memory Tip
devotion（虔诚）+ al → devotional（虔诚的、祷告的）；名词指短礼拜仪式，想象信徒虔诚祈祷。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：religious worship、personal prayer、Christian literature 该词作形容词时多用于宗教、信仰相关语境，语气较正式；作名词时指简短的宗教仪式或灵修材料，在教堂或日常灵修中比较常见。整体宗教色彩明显，口语和书面语中都可能出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with devotional's /-əuʃənl/: emotional, promotional, and notional (use /oʊ/ in American English). National and rational share the -tional spelling ending but are pronounced with /næ-/ and /ræ-/, so they do not rhyme with devotional.
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