dedicate, devote

動詞 dedicate:

1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
   同義詞：give, consecrate, commit, devote
2. open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
3. inscribe or address by way of compliment
4. set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

1. She dedicated her first book to her husband.
   她把自己的第一本書獻(xiàn)給了丈夫。
2. The ancient Greek dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
   古希臘人為愛神阿弗羅狄特造了許多神廟。
3. She dedicated her life to science.
   她畢生致力于科學(xué)。

ded.i.cate

v.tr.（及物動詞）
ded.i.cat.ed,ded.i.cat.ing,ded.i.cates
To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
奉獻(xiàn)：為祭神或宗教目的而奉獻(xiàn)；供奉
To set apart for a special use:
為某一特殊用途而奉獻(xiàn)：
例句：
dedicated their money to scientific research.
把他們的錢用于科學(xué)研究

To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action:
致力：承諾一特定的想法或承諾采用一特定的行動：
例句：
dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.See Synonyms at devote
我們開始經(jīng)營自己的買賣參見 devote

To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
題獻(xiàn)：在（例如，一部文學(xué)作品）上題獻(xiàn)詞表示尊敬或愛戴

To open (a building, for example) to public use.
開放（例如，建筑物）供公眾使用
To show to the public for the first time:
首次向公眾展示：
例句：
dedicate a monument.
為一座博物館舉行落成儀式

來源：
Middle English dedicaten
中古英語 dedicaten
from Latin dôdic3re dôdic3t-
源自 拉丁語 dôdic3re dôdic3t-
dô- [de-]
dô- [完全]
dic3re [to proclaim] * see deik-
dic3re [宣言] *參見 deik-

【引伸】
ded.ica.tor
n.（名詞）