dedication
翻译
奉献, 专注, 题词
例句
Her dedication to her work is impressive.
她对工作的奉献精神令人印象深刻。
The book has a dedication to his wife.
这本书有献给她妻子的题词。
语法模式
dedication ((to sth. / sb.)) 对(某事/某人)的奉献. Her dedication to her family is amazing.
a dedication ((to sb.)) 给(某人)的题词. The book opens with a dedication to his children.
近义词
同义词: commitment, devotion; 反义词: apathy, indifference
词源
源自拉丁语“dedicatio”(奉献)。是动词“dedicate”的名词形式。
记忆技巧
后缀“-ion”通常表示行为或状态。Dedication 就是“dedicate”这个行为本身,即“奉献”或“专注”。