| 单词 | faithful |
| 释义 | faith·ful I. 1. archaic 2. < a faithful friend > < a faithful dog > 3. < a faithful public official > < faithful to his plan of economy — W.M.Thackeray > 4. < a faithful promise > 5. < the book presents a faithful picture of life in that century > < the painter … concerned … with the faithful rendering of the observed facts — Encounter > < a very faithful source > Synonyms: < the story of Lilla, faithful thane, who flung himself between his Northumbrian king, Edwin, and the sword of the assassin — H.O.Taylor > < she proved a good and faithful helpmate, assisted me much by attending the shop; we throve together, and have ever mutually endeavored to make each other happy — Benjamin Franklin > loyal may indicate a continuing, reliable faithfulness and allegiance secure against wavering and temptation < a trained and loyal army willing to sacrifice for the good of a common discipline — F.D.Roosevelt > < there was no man more loyal to his commander. On the morning of the mutiny there had not been a moment's hesitation in deciding where his duty lay — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall > leal is a Scots or archaic form of loyal < thou, Scotland's son, that would'st be leal and true — J.S.Blackie > true may add implications of deep inner fidelity and devotion < goodhearted and true, full of sturdy, homely sense, willing to take care of a man's money, and make him a straightforward wife — George Moore > < in my judgment the Quakers are the truest Christians in the modern world — W.R.Inge > constant indicates the fact of firm attachment or adherence but implies less than other words in this set about resolution or deep feeling < if he will be constant and kind, and not forsake her — W.M.Thackeray > < his last and most constant love was for a Roman girl named Morosina — R.A.Hall b. 1911 > staunch suggests resolution, fortitude, and conviction in adherence and imperviousness to influences which would weaken it < staunch adherence to majority decisions and determination at all costs to preserve the unity of the party in the face of the political enemy are their forte — Woodrow Wyatt > < ever a staunch Federalist, he viewed the policies of Jefferson and his followers with repugnance — E.E.Curtis > steadfast indicates unwavering adherence unchanged over a period; like staunch it may imply resolution < hundreds of obscure martyrs now followed in the same path to another world, where surely they deserved to find their recompense if steadfast adherence to their faith, and a tranquil trust in God amid tortures and death too horrible to be related, had ever found favor above — J.L.Motley > < if President Lowell had not stood steadfast against alumni pressure, we would have today a giant stadium built in the gay twenties on borrowed money — J.B.Conant > resolute implies steady firm determination to adhere < an earthquake in the midst of the proceedings terrified every prelate but the resolute primate — J.R.Green > < your clients, sir, are happy in having so resolute a guardian of their confidence — Bram Stoker > II. a. < an Eastern Orthodox faithful is expected to attend church regularly > < sectarian schools supported by the fees and contributions of the faithful — C.A. & Mary Beard > b. < the division between the liturgy of the catechumens and the liturgy of the faithful is still preserved in the Eastern Orthodox Church > c. d. < the Muslim congregation of all the faithful is a democratic one — Percival Spear > e. < only the party faithfuls and ignorant, duped immigrants … favored his cause — M.D.Hirsch > < Dixieland jazz itself was losing popularity, except with the faithful who gathered in small, smoky cellar clubs to listen to it — Grady Johnson > < party faithfuls will prepare tea and meals for them — Ernie Hill > |
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