devout

英 [dɪˈvaʊt] 美 [dɪˈvaʊt]

adj.  笃信宗教的; 虔诚的

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牛津词典

adj.

  1. 笃信宗教的;虔诚的
    believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices
    1. a devout Christian/Muslim
      虔诚的基督徒 / 穆斯林

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 虔诚的;虔敬的
    A devout person has deep religious beliefs.
    1. She was a devout Christian...
      她是一个虔诚的基督徒。
    2. His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.
      他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
    3. The devout are people who are devout.
    4. ...priests instructing the devout.
      向虔诚的信徒讲授教义的牧师
  2. ADJ-GRADED 衷心的;坚定的;坚决的
    If you describe someone as a devout supporter or a devout opponent of something, you mean that they support it enthusiastically or oppose it strongly.
    1. ...devout Marxists.
      坚定的马克思主义者

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。
  2. He was a devout Christian
    他是个虔诚的基督徒。
  3. The party has responded by trying to become a broad church that appeals to devout pensioners, Munich punks and aerospace engineers
    该党的反应是要努力成为一个吸引笃信宗教的退休者、慕尼黑朋客族和航天工程师的兼收并蓄的政党。
  4. She was a devout Christian
    她是一个虔诚的基督徒。
  5. His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.
    他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
  6. He was by turns devout and obscene, merry and lachrymose.
    他时而虔诚时而淫秽,时而欢天喜地,时而凄然泪下。
  7. Cook Islanders are devout Christians and Sunday is a day of rest and churchgoing.
    库克岛人是虔诚的基督教徒,星期天则是人们休息和上教堂的日子。
  8. We were Protestants, and not even devout ones, at that.
    我们是新教徒,甚至不是虔诚信徒,以致很难对思索这件事有所助益。
  9. The devout Christian persists in his belief.
    那个虔诚的基督教徒坚持他的信念。
  10. I think Judas is devout.
    我认为犹大是虔诚的。
  11. A devout Christian couple manufactured the candles.
    这种蜡烛是由一对虔诚的基督徒夫妇根据圣经的记载做成的。
  12. I saw with my own eyes that people there are devout believers of Indian Religion.
    我亲眼看到他们都是虔诚的印度教信仰者。
  13. She was a sincerely devout girl.
    她是个真挚虔诚的姑娘。
  14. She is a devout Roman Catholic.
    她是虔诚的天主教徒。
  15. He is a devout disciple of the Episcopal Church.
    他是英国圣公会的一名虔诚的信徒。
  16. They are a superstitious and devout people, seeing their culture and beliefs as both infallible and inseparable.
    他们是迷信而虔诚的,认为自己的文化和信仰从无谬误密不可分。
  17. A devout woman must just keep her modesty.
    一个虔诚的女人就应该一直保持谦逊。
  18. She never forgets to say her prayers; she is a devout girl.
    她是个虔诚的女孩,从来不忘做祷告。
  19. His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.
    他的爷爷是一个虔诚的佛教徒。
  20. I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
    今天早晨我醒来,心中充满了对朋友们的感恩,新朋友、老朋友。
  21. Numerous devout men and women are kowtowing and praying.
    许多善男信女在磕头祈祷。
  22. The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
    最高的艺术总是有最浓的宗教味儿,而最伟大的艺术家也总是一个虔诚的人。
  23. Devout wishes for our products and services can bring convenient and profit to you!
    衷心希望我们的产品与服务能为您带来便利和收益!
  24. He is a devout Buddhist.
    他是虔诚的佛教徒。
  25. That always wants to harms devout of after the king of the devil came, and changed the letter A.
    那个总是想害虔诚的王后的魔鬼来了,把信换了一封。
  26. The devout old man went to church daily.
    这个虔诚的老人每天都去教堂。
  27. Later, Min and his son were devout Buddhists and then followers of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
    当然,后来闵公父子虔心向佛而出家,便成了地藏菩萨的左右胁侍。
  28. My mother, I think, was devout.
    我母亲呢,我认为她是笃信宗教的。
  29. I'm a devout person, don't eat fresh meat.
    我是个虔诚的人,不能吃鲜肉。
  30. It's sexy that I'm devout?
    我因为虔诚而性感?