把作品或建築獻給某人
挪出來的是一份成果，而接收的一方是人：你把作品或建築的名分交給他，用來表達愛意或敬意。
dedicate a work to someone · verb · B2
to say at the start of a book, film, or song that you made it for someone you love or respect.
獻給
核心畫面
Picture setting something aside and marking it: this belongs to that one thing, and to nothing else. What gets set aside varies — your years, a book, a building's name, a room, a budget — but the move is always the same, and it always costs something, because once it is given over it is no longer available for anything else.
可以想成：把某樣東西挪出來、標上記號：這是專屬於那一件事的，別的都不行。被挪出來的東西可以是你的歲月、一本書、一棟樓…更多收起
可以想成：把某樣東西挪出來、標上記號：這是專屬於那一件事的，別的都不行。被挪出來的東西可以是你的歲月、一本書、一棟樓的名字、一個房間，或一筆預算，但動作永遠是同一個。而且它一定有代價——東西一旦交出去，就不再能挪作他用了。From the picture
Also in this word
dedicate, devote oneself · verb · B2
to give all your time, effort, and attention to one thing that matters a lot to you.
投入；奉獻
dedicate, set aside for one use · verb · C1
to keep a place, a period of time, or an amount of money for one purpose only.
專用於；專門撥給
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
dedicateverb詞源 1/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/
- 1
To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
- 2
To set apart for a special use.
- dedicated their money to scientific research.
- 3
To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
- dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.
- Karen and Michael are currently retired in California and continue to dedicate their lives to finding their missing son. Despite the passage of time and complete lack of verified sightings, Michael and Karen have consistently stated they refuse to stop looking.
- 4
To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
- 5
To open (a building, for example) to public use.
- 6
To show to the public for the first time.
- dedicate a monument.
dedicateadj詞源 2/ˈdɛdɪˌkɪt/
- 1
obsoleteDedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
- Dedicate to nothing temporal.
- His life is dedicate to worthiness.
dedicatenoun詞源 2/ˈdɛdɪˌkɪt/
- 1
fantasylifestylepaganismOne who dedicates themselves, or who is dedicated, to the service of some leader, religion, etc.
- Glancing at the crowd of onlookers, she said, “I know that service at the dining hall will be over soon”—instantly a few dedicates and all of the novices hurried away—“and some of us here would like to prepare our own meal.” […] Out of sight of the dedicates, she climbed over the short fence and escaped to Winding Circle's biggest library.
- Initiation—When a dedicate is seen on all levels to be learning and doing more as they participate in the circle and aids with rituals and/or divination, an initiation is decided on with the priest or priestess and dedicate.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。