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

• Both my parents were devout Anglicans.
  我的父母都是虔诚的圣公会教徒。
• Numerous devout men and women are kowtowing and praying.
  许多善男信女在磕头祈祷。
• 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 is a devout Buddhist.
  他是虔诚的佛教徒。
• 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。
• His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.
  他的爷爷是一个虔诚的佛教徒。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。