dedication

dedication
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose
    奉献,全身心投入
    his dedication to his duties.
    他对自己职责的全身心投入。
  2. the action of dedicating a church or other building to a deity or saint
    (将某一教堂或其他建筑用于)供奉(神或圣徒)
    the dedication of a new city church.
    新的市教堂的供奉。
    ■[count noun]an inscription dedicating a building in this way
    铭文
    ■[count noun]the words with which a book or other artistic work is dedicated
    题献,题辞
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin dedicatio(n-), from dedicare 'devote, consecrate' (see dedicate)
英语宝典
考试词汇表