Word · Frequency #24689
devotional
虔诚的；祷告的
核心释义
relating to worship
- 1.
关于虔诚或崇拜的；与灵修或崇拜有关的。
Of or pertaining to devotion or worship.
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
用法In use
The church plays soft devotional music while people pray.
用法提示：devotional 在本句为形容词，修饰 music，意为“礼拜/祈祷用的”。
She reads a short devotional passage every morning before breakfast.
用法提示：devotional 在本句为形容词，修饰 passage，意为“灵修的”。
His devotional life is centered on daily prayer and quiet reflection.
用法提示：devotional 在本句为形容词，修饰 life，意为“灵修的/虔诚的”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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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