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

• 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。
• My mother, I think, was devout.
  我母亲呢，我认为她是笃信宗教的。
• 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。
• His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.
  他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
• His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.
  他的爷爷是一个虔诚的佛教徒。
• She was a sincerely devout girl.
  她是个真挚虔诚的姑娘。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 devout old man went to church daily.
  这个虔诚的老人每天都去教堂。