dedication
英 [dedɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,dɛdɪ'keʃən]
英語の語源
- dedication (n.)
- late 14c., "action of dedicating," from Old French dedicacion (14c., Modern French dédication) "consecration of a church or chapel," or directly from Latin dedicationem, noun of action from dedicare (see dedicate). Meaning "the giving of oneself to some purpose" is c. 1600; as an inscription in a book, etc., from 1590s.
例文
- 1. We admire her dedication to the cause of humanity.
- 私たちは彼女の人間の事業に対する献身的な精神に敬服している。
- 2.For his dedication the Mayor awarded him a medal of merit.
- 彼の献身精神を表彰するために、市長は名誉褒章を授与した。
- 3.They had faced one difficulty after another with bravery and dedication .
- 彼らは無畏と無私の献身の精神で次々と困難を迎えた。
- 4.To be successful takes hard work and dedication .
- 成功するには苦しい努力が必要であり、全身全霊を傾ける精神が必要である。
- 5.Some 250 guests attended the dedication ceremony.
- 約250人の来賓が奉献式に参加した。