devoutness（名词）：虔诚、虔敬、笃信（尤指对宗教/信仰的真诚投入与敬畏之心）；也可泛指对某种理念或事业的深切忠诚与投入。
/dvatns/
Her devoutness is quiet, shown more in kindness than in words.
她的虔诚很安静，更多体现在善意而非言辞上。
The community respected him for the devoutness with which he served others, even when no one was watching.
社区敬重他，因为他以虔敬之心服务他人，即使无人注视时也一样。
由 devout（虔诚的）+ -ness（名词后缀，表示“……的状态/性质”）构成。devout 源自古法语 devot，进一步来自拉丁语 devotus（“献身的、许愿奉献的”），与 devovere（“郑重许诺/奉献”）同源，体现了“把自己献给某种信仰或使命”的含义。
Select Language