英 [dɪˈvəʊʃn] 美 [dɪˈvoʊʃ(ə)n]
n. 挚爱，忠诚；奉献；（宗教的）虔诚；祈祷，礼拜
复数devotions
devotion /dɪˈvəʊʃən/ TEM4
不可数名词 Devotion is great love, affection, or admiration for someone. 热爱
At first she was flattered by his devotion.
最初他的挚爱使她感到受宠若惊。
不可数名词 Devotion is commitment to a particular activity. 献身
...devotion to the cause of the people and to socialism.
…对于人民的事业和社会主义的献身。
commitment to some purpose
the devotion of his time and wealth to science
religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
同义词： idolatry / veneration / cultism
(usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
he returned to his devotions
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Penman also pointed out that the government scale should be based on the "enterpriser government" mode and use "cost equal to expense" analytical method to understand the relationship between the devotion and output to government scale problem.
笔者同时指出政府规模的评价应该基于“企业家政府”模式,使用成本——效益分析方法,正确认识政府规模问题中投入产出的关系。
参考来源我国政府规模适度化分析
酷-引用次数：1
参考来源论习武荣辱观
祈祷(式)(尤指用于私人祈祷)，礼拜
虔诚，信仰，崇拜
奉献
神圣打击(Holy Strike)：造成一定伤害，并为受伤最重的小鸟恢复伤害值的40%; 奉献(Devotion)：对我方单个小鸟释放护盾，目标小鸟受到伤害的35%，由圣骑士代为承担伤害，持续3回合;...
... devote v.奉献，献（给）；把…专用（于） devotion n.献身，忠诚，专心 devour vt.吞噬，吞食；（某种情绪）占有（人），完全吞没 ...
非常觉悟和进化的灵魂知道如何显示他们的伟大与力量,他们的心从不设防,他们创造的是一份对生命的热爱(devotion)。如果你想要人们推崇你、尊敬你,只是因为你四处告诉别人你有多伟大,那么这件事是不会真正发生的。
... goal n. 终点；目标；球门 devotion n. 献身；虔诚；专心 cause n. 缘由；理由；事业 ...
devoted 献身的；忠诚的
devotional 虔诚的，祷告的；信仰的；献身的
devotedly 忠实地；一心一意地
devoted 献身于…；致力于…（devote的过去分词）
devote 致力于；奉献
献身，奉献；忠诚；热爱
Their devotion was apparent.
他们的忠诚显而易见。
Her devotion to the job left her with very little free time.
她全身心投入工作，几乎没有闲暇。
He recalled her devotion to her husband during his hour of need.
他回想起她在丈夫需要帮助时所做出的无私奉献。
It is rather for us,the living, we here be dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that,from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here, gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve these dead shall not have died in vain;
VOA : special.2011.02.07
His admiration for foreign things and approaches was tempered by, as Hughes argues, his devotion to Russia, which he oversaw.
正如休斯所说,他虽然歆慕外国文化,但仍被本国传统所抑制,他还是忠于他统治之下的俄国
欧洲文明课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
All of those who were conquered are put to the ban or the herem that's the sacred devotion of objects and persons to God, which entailed killing them, so they were utterly destroyed.
那些被虏获的人都被禁止,那是为上帝敬献的物品或者人，也就意味着杀了他们，因此他们完全被毁灭。
旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of these United States, is everlasting in the memory of his countrymen, for on the battleground at Gettysburg this is what he said: He said: "That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion: that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain;
VOA : special.2011.02.07
It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation,under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people,for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
VOA : special.2009.11.12
This year alone nearly 100 members of 101st have given their last full measure of devotion.
Loyalty to one or the other mirrors the competitive devotion typically reserved for sports teams.
The bonds of devotion and affection transcend the peaks and valleys of a business cycle.
“Devotion”是个多义词，它可以指Devotion（美籍菲律宾裔组成乐队）, Devotion（英国Hurts组合演唱歌曲）, Devotion（Hurts Feat. Kylie Minogue演唱歌曲）。