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双解例句
小知识
To dedicate is to assign, to commit or to give over. If you dedicate a song you’ve written to a friend, it means the song belongs to them. If you dedicate yourself to a project, it means you give yourself to it.
Things you may be dedicated to include your family, improving your local park, or attempting to break the world record for making the world's biggest rubber band ball. A dedicated resource is one committed to a specific mission, such as the computer room at your school being dedicated, or given over, to newspaper production every Tuesday afternoon.
实用短语
单词用法
这两个词的共同意思是“贡献，奉献”。其区别在于:
devote强调从个人的热情或愿望出发去干某事，
dedicate包含有devote的意思，但重点是指从事一种庄严的、正式的、神圣的事业或工作。
例如He devoted the whole night to light music.他整个晚上都在听轻音乐。
He dedicated his life to training students.他毕生都在培养学生。
词根词缀
词根: dic
=say/assert,表示”说话,断言,写”
n.
predicament 困境,穷境pre预先+dica=dic命令+ment表名词→预先命令做→进入困境
predicate 谓语pre预先+dic说话,断言,写+ate表动词→预先说→断言
predication 论断predicate[n.谓语 v.断言]+ion表名词→n.论断
v.
abdicate 退位, 放弃ab离开+dic命令+ate表动词→不再命令→退位
dedicate 奉献;献身于de加强+dic说话,断言,写+ate表动词→一再说→努力献身
indicate 指出,指示;表明,暗示in进入+dic命令+ate表动词→说进去,使明白→指示,表明
predicate 断言pre预先+dic说话,断言,写+ate表动词→预先说→断言
vindicate 为……平反,证明……正确vin力量+dic说话,断言,写+ate表动词→用力量说→拥护