devout

英 [dɪˈvaʊt]

美 [dɪˈvaʊt]

adj.  笃信宗教的; 虔诚的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 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

• ADJ-GRADED 虔诚的;虔敬的
  Adevoutperson 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 devoutare people who are devout.
     
  4. ...priests instructing the devout.
     向虔诚的信徒讲授教义的牧师
• ADJ-GRADED 衷心的;坚定的;坚决的
  If you describe someone as adevoutsupporter or adevoutopponent 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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• A devout woman must just keep her modesty.
  一个虔诚的女人就应该一直保持谦逊。
• 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。
• He is a devout Buddhist.
  他是虔诚的佛教徒。
• 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。