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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Numerous devout men and women are kowtowing and praying.
  许多善男信女在磕头祈祷。
• My mother, I think, was devout.
  我母亲呢，我认为她是笃信宗教的。
• I'm a devout person, don't eat fresh meat.
  我是个虔诚的人，不能吃鲜肉。
• 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 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。