発音 (2)
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/dɪˈvəʊtəd/
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dɪˈvəʊtəd
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形容詞
Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
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その他の例文 (1)
He describes the operation thus: "The heavy ram employed to impart the finishing strokes, hoisted up with double purchase and snail's pace to the summit of the Piling Engine, and then falling down like a thunderbolt on the head of the devoted timber, driving it perhaps a single half inch in to the stratum below, is well calculated to put to the test the virtue of patience, while it illustrates the old adage of—slow and sure."
Strongly emotionally attached; very fond of someone or something.
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Bob and Sara are devoted to their children.
Zealous; characterized by devotion.
Cursed; doomed.
用法- 廃語
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The attendance of that brother was now become like the attendance of a demon on some devoted being that had sold himself to destruction […]
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The feelings of the crew now burst forth in the most extravagant transports. They had recently considered themselves devoted men, hurrying forwards to destruction; they now looked upon themselves as favorites of fortune, and gave themselves up to the most unbounded joy.
形容詞
zealous in devotion or affection
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a devoted husband and father
devoted friends
(followed by ‘to’) dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use
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large sums devoted to the care of the poor
a life devoted to poetry