devout
adjective /dɪˈvaʊt/
/dɪˈvaʊt/
- (of a person
) believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices人 笃信宗教的;虔诚的 - a devout Christian/Muslim
虔诚的基督徒/穆斯林
Collocations DictionaryDevout is used with these nouns:- believer
- Buddhist
- Catholic
- …
词源Middle English: from Old French devot, from Latin devotus ‘devoted’, past participle of devovere, from de- ‘formally’ + vovere ‘to vow’. - a devout Christian/Muslim