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

• My mother, I think, was devout.
  我母亲呢，我认为她是笃信宗教的。
• 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。
• It's sexy that I'm devout?
  我因为虔诚而性感？
• 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！
• 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。
• Both my parents were devout Anglicans.
  我的父母都是虔诚的圣公会教徒。
• 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。
• 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。
• She was a sincerely devout girl.
  她是个真挚虔诚的姑娘。
• 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。