devote的词源

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

devote：虔诚

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。

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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