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。
• Both my parents were devout Anglicans.
  我的父母都是虔诚的圣公会教徒。
• A devout woman must just keep her modesty.
  一个虔诚的女人就应该一直保持谦逊。
• I think Judas is devout.
  我认为犹大是虔诚的。
• 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。
• The devout old man went to church daily.
  这个虔诚的老人每天都去教堂。
• He is a devout Buddhist.
  他是虔诚的佛教徒。
• 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。
• 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。