Devotion

(noun.) (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); 'he returned to his devotions'.

(noun.) commitment to some purpose; 'the devotion of his time and wealth to science'.

(noun.) feelings of ardent love; 'their devotion to each other was beautiful'.

芭比整理

• Having first seen him perfectly swallowed up in admiration of Mrs. Jellyby, I had supposed her to be the absorbing object of his devotion. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Probably the chief cause of devotion to rigidity of method is, however, that it seems to promise speedy, accurately measurable, correct results. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• He deserved it all--all labour, all devotion, all sacrifice; I would have toiled up a scaleless Alp, to pluck a flower that would please him. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I went back and teased Dr. John about Madame's devotion to him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Permit me to give an idea of my devotion to my aunt's interests by recording that, on this occasion, I committed the prodigality of taking a cab. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Love looks and longs, and dares not; Passion hovers round, and is kept at bay; Truth and Devotion are scared. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• This excellent woman was worthy of her child's devotion. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• But I have never changed in my devotion to her, except--if she will forgive my saying so--that it is deeper than it was, and better founded. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Now, his devotion to you must be a disinterested one; mustn't it? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• What is the secret of Madame Fosco's unhesitating devotion of herself to the fulfilment of my boldest wishes, to the furtherance of my deepest plans? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• What was his devotion worth to her? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• In Roman catholic countries, the spirit of devotion is supported altogether by the monks, and by the poorer parochial clergy. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• And you reward me after years of devotion by giving me your blessing upon my marriage, forsooth, with this flaunting Irish girl! 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• There was neither jealousy, inquietude, or mistrust in his sentiment; it was devotion and faith. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• No office, no devotion, no watching was irksome to her, as it regarded him. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Men find themselves a part of Merry England or Holy Russia; they grow up into these devotions; they accept them as a part of their nature. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Except for the weak and the women, there remained little comfort or assurance in the sacrifices, ritual and formal devotions of the temples. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Every one of them is capable of cruelties and fine emotions, of despairs and devotions and self-forgetful effort. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• He knelt to make his devotions. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The devotions consisted only of two hymns from the Plymouth Collection and a short prayer, and seldom occupied more than fifteen minutes. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Such was our daily life on board the ship--solemnity, decorum, dinner, dominoes, devotions, slander. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Now I am the first man in the state, burthen of every ballad, and object of old women's mumbled devotions. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• My devotions that night were all thanksgiving. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.

校对:奥利弗