核心畫面

Picture something being formally set aside for one purpose or one person and nothing else — a building handed over in someone's name, a line at the front of a book, a life given over to one piece of work. The common move is that giving-over: what is dedicated is no longer split among other claims.

可以想成:一樣東西被正式地留給某一個目的、某一個人,不再分給別的——一棟以某人之名啟用的建築、書最前面的那一行字、一更多收起可以想成:一樣東西被正式地留給某一個目的、某一個人,不再分給別的——一棟以某人之名啟用的建築、書最前面的那一行字、一輩子投注在同一件事上的努力。共同的動作比較像「整個交出去」:被 dedicate 的東西,不再被別的事情分走。

Two branches

把自己整個投進去

被交出去的是時間與心力,接收的一方是那件事。

commitment · noun · B1

Steady time and effort someone keeps giving to something they care about.

奉獻;投入

正式獻給某人

被交出去的變成一個場所或一件作品,接收的一方是某個人。

opening ceremony · noun · B2

The act or ceremony of formally opening a new building or monument.

落成典禮;啟用儀式

原始詞典資料4 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。

dedicationnoun/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

  • 1

    The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.

    • work with dedication
    • Her dedication is admirable.
  • 2

    A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

    • Her dedication for the book was only a cryptic "Once again, for T".
  • 3

    The event, or the ceremony celebrating it, marking an official completion, opening, or beginning.

    • Near-synonym: inauguration
    • The building's dedication is scheduled for next week.
  • 4

    lawThe deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.

    • the dedication of this right-of-way

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。