dedicate
英 ['dedɪkeɪt]
美 ['dɛdɪket]
助記提示
1. dedi諧音“爹地”，爹地為國家建設奉獻了一生。
中文詞源
dedicate 致力於de-, 向下，強調。-dic, 說，聲稱，詞源同diction. 原為宗教術語，即向上帝發願，致力於完成某功德。後詞義通用化。
英文詞源
- dedicate
- dedicate: see indicate
- dedicate (v.)
- early 15c. (of churches), from Latin dedicatus, past participle of dedicare "consecrate, proclaim, affirm, set apart," from de- "away" (see de-) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction). Dedicated "devoted to one's aims or vocation" is first attested 1944.
雙語例句
- 1. He felt that medicine was the most important cause to which he could dedicate himself.
- 他覺得醫學是他能夠為之獻身的最重大的事業.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. She vowed to herself that she would dedicate her life to scientific studies.
- 她默默地發誓要獻身於科學研究.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. To my father I dedicate this volume in token of affection and gratitude.
- 我謹以此書獻給我的父親,以表示對他的愛戴和感激之情.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. President Lincoln came from Washington to dedicate that cemetery.
- 林肯總統親自從華盛頓前來為此墓地舉行揭幕禮.
來自辭典例句
- 5. They acquire successful companies and are dedicate to make them even more successful.
- 他們買下成功的公司,並且努力使它們辦得更加成功.
來自辭典例句