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She is devoted to helping the poor.
她致力于帮助穷人。
全心投入于某事或某人;献身于
The scientist is devoted to finding a cure for cancer.
这位科学家致力于寻找治愈癌症的方法。
They are devoted to their children's education.
他们致力于孩子的教育。
常用于表达对某事或某人的深切承诺与奉献。
'devoted to'强调感情上的深切投入与奉献,常用于表达对人或事业的热爱;而'committed to'则更强调承诺与责任。例如:'She is devoted to her children'(她深爱孩子)vs 'He is committed to the project'(他承诺完成项目)。
适用于表达长期的、深切的投入。避免用于短暂或肤浅的承诺。例如:'He is devoted to learning English'(正确,长期学习)vs 'He is devoted to eating pizza today'(不恰当,短暂行为)。
组合短语,由动词'devote'(献身于)+介词'to'(指向)构成。'devote'源自拉丁语'devovere'(发誓献身),由'de-'(完全)+'vovere'(发誓)组成。
通常用于正式或严肃的语境,强调长期的承诺与奉献。主语通常为人或组织,宾语为目标、事业或他人。