devote和dedicate的区别
这两个词都含有“奉献”、“献身”的意思。
● dedicate 正式用词是指某人对高贵事业的果敢决心和信心，并为其奉献一切，甚至生命。devote 普通用词是指决心把所有的身心、精力和时间都奉献给某一目的、人或事业，而不是强调对理想的奉献，而是出于热情和爱好而强调奉献。
两者只是意义重点不同，往往可以替代。常见的结构是:dedicate /devote…… to…… 。to 为介词，常接sth. 或doing sth.。
1）She dedicated /devoted all her life to the welfare of women and children.
她一生都致力于妇女和儿童福利事业。
2）He started to study ecology and decided to devote /dedicated his whole life to the science.
他开始研究生态学，并决心把整个生命奉献给这门科学。
3）He has devoted /dedicated himself to teaching since he graduated from the college in 1962. 1962年大学毕业后，他一直致力于教诲。
4）I want to see all of us dedicate ourselves to the principles for which we fought.
我期看看到所有的人都致力于我们为之奋斗的原则。
5）She gladly gave up her part-time job to devote herself entirely to her art.
她兴奋地辞往了兼职工作，全身心地投进到她的艺术中。
dedicate也可以用来表达对某人的爱或纪念。
1）I dedicate this volume in token of affection and gratitude to my uncle.
我把这套小册子献给了我叔叔，对他表达深深的爱和感恩。
2)The film is dedicated to those who gave their lives for the cause of liberation.
这部电影献给那些为解放事业献出生命的人。
3）She dedicated her first album to Woody Allen. 她把她的第一张专辑献给了伍迪·艾伦。
● 这两个词的被动结构也可以用来表达“专用”，dedicated主要用于组织、机构、报纸和杂志；devoted主要用于指物品。
1)The magazing is dedicated to science as all its articles deal with scientific matters.
这本杂志是一本关于科学的专门杂志，所有的文章都讲述了科学问题。
2)Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is an organization dedicated to assisting development
in the world’s poor countries. 海外志愿服务是一个致力于扶助世界上最穷困国家的组织。
3）They have developed 160 000 hectares of plantations devoted to oil palm, tea, cocoa and banana.
专门种植致油棕榈、茶、可可和香蕉，开发了16万公顷的种植园。
4）Evening courses for adultys range from classes devoted to basic skills to
classes for graduate univsersity degrees.
从基本技能课程到大学研究生学位课程，为成年人开设夜校课程。
● devote 它还可以用来表达“把“时间、精力、金钱等”花在……上面”devote ……to（doing）sth.,相当于spend 但是spend的结构是:
spend …… on sh. 或spend …… (in) doing sh. 。
1）He devoted much of his time and effort to the improvement of the device.
He devoted much of his time and effort to improving the device.
他把大部分时间和精力花在改良装置上。
2）He spends much of his time and effort on the improvement of the device.
He spendsmuch of his time and effort (in) improving the device.
他把大部分时间和精力花在改良装置上。
3)Web publication of course notes allows teachers to spend less class time (in) lecturing and to devote more time to discussion.
网络出版的课程笔记可以让教师花更少的时间教学，花更多的时间讨论。
4）The constitution requires the government to devote one-fifth of its spending
to education.
宪法要求政府将支出的五分之一投进教诲。