英文词源
- devote (v.)
- 1580s, from Latin devotus, past participle of devovere (see devotion). Second and third meanings in Johnson's Dictionary (1755) are "to addict, to give up to ill" and "to curse, to execrate; to doom to destruction." Related: Devoted; devoting.
中文词源
de-, 强调，整个的。-vot, 说，发愿，词源同vow, vote,voice. 引申义发下宏愿的，虔诚的。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：devote 词源，devote 含义。
devote：将...奉献(给)，把...专用于，致力于
词根词缀： de-离开 + -vot-发誓,渴望 + -e动词词尾
