dedication
英 [ded?'ke??(?)n]
美[,d?d?'ke??n]
- n. 奉獻；獻身
暢通詞匯CET6GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復數:?dedications;
英文詞源
- dedication (n.)
- late 14c., "action of dedicating," from Old French dedicacion (14c., Modern French dédication) "consecration of a church or chapel," or directly from Latin dedicationem, noun of action from dedicare (see dedicate). Meaning "the giving of oneself to some purpose" is c. 1600; as an inscription in a book, etc., from 1590s.
雙語例句
- 1. We admire her dedication to the cause of humanity.
- 我們敬佩她對人類事業(yè)的獻身精神。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. For his dedication the Mayor awarded him a medal of merit.
- 為表彰他的奉獻精神，市長授予他榮譽獎章。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They had faced one difficulty after another with bravery and dedication.
- 他們以無畏和無私奉獻的精神迎接了一個又一個的困難。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. To be successful takes hard work and dedication.
- 成功需要付出艱苦的努力，需要有全身心投入的精神。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Some 250 guests attended the dedication ceremony.
- 約有250位來賓參加了奉獻典禮。
來自柯林斯例句