devout

英 [dɪˈvaʊt]

美 [dɪˈvaʊt]

adj. 笃信宗教的; 虔诚的

Collins.1 / BNC.14036 / COCA.10858

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

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

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。
Cook Islanders are devout Christians and Sunday is a day of rest and churchgoing.
库克岛人是虔诚的基督教徒，星期天则是人们休息和上教堂的日子。
My mother, I think, was devout.
我母亲呢，我认为她是笃信宗教的。
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。
A devout woman must just keep her modesty.
一个虔诚的女人就应该一直保持谦逊。
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。
His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.
他的爷爷是一个虔诚的佛教徒。
That always wants to harms devout of after the king of the devil came, and changed the letter A.
那个总是想害虔诚的王后的魔鬼来了，把信换了一封。
Both my parents were devout Anglicans.
我的父母都是虔诚的圣公会教徒。
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。