devout /dɪˈvaʊt/ TEM8

• 1. 

  ADJ A devout person has deep religious beliefs. 虔诚的

  例：

  She was a devout Christian.

  她是个虔诚的基督徒。

• 2. 

  N-PLURAL The devout are people who are devout. 虔诚者

  例：

  ...priests instructing the devout.

  …教导虔诚信徒的牧师们。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you describe someone as a devout supporter or a devout opponent of something, you mean that they support it enthusiastically or oppose it strongly. 坚定的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Devout Marxists believed fascism was the "last stand of the bourgeoisie."

  坚定的马克思主义者曾相信法西斯主义是资产阶级的“最后阵地”。