dedicate
dedicate
verb
dedicatee
noun
dedicator
noun
dedicatory
adjective
语源
verb
- [with obj.]devote (time, effort, or oneself) to a particular task or purpose
把（时间，精力，自身）用于，献身
Joan has dedicated her life to animals.
琼把一生都献给了动物研究。
■devote (something) to a particular subject or purpose
把…专用于某课题（或目的）
volume four is dedicated to wasps.
第四卷专门写黄蜂。
■(一般作 be dedicated)cite or nominate (a book or other artistic work) as being issued or performed in someone's honour
谨以（书或其他艺术品）献给
the novel is dedicated to the memory of my mother.
谨以此小说表达我对母亲的怀念。
■(一般作 be dedicated)ceremonially assign (a church or other building) to a deity or saint
以…供奉给
the parish church is dedicated to St Paul.
谨以教区教堂奉献给圣保罗。
dedicatee
noun
dedicator
noun
dedicatory
adjective
语源
- late Middle English (in the sense 'devote to sacred use by solemn rites'): from Latin dedicat- 'devoted, consecrated', from the verb dedicare
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