faithful
faithful 英 [ˈfeɪθfl] 美 [ˈfeθfəl]
adj. 忠实的，忠诚的；如实的；准确可靠的
名词复数:faithfuls
- Faithful describes someone who is reliable and consistent. If you're a faithful volunteer at the animal shelter, you show up every Saturday and work hard to help the animals.
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- adj. 忠实的，忠诚的；如实的；准确可靠的
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1. He entrusted his child to a faithful friend.
他把他的孩子委托给一位忠实的朋友照料。
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2. He entrusted his children to a faithful friend.
他把他的孩子嘱托给一位忠实的朋友照料。
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3. They have proved faithful both in peace and in war.
他们不论在和平还是战争年代来都很忠诚。
- faithful (adj.) early 14c., "sincerely religious, devout, pious," especially in reference to Christian practice; mid-14c., "loyal (to a lord, friend, spouse, etc.); true; honest, trustworthy," from faith + -ful. From late 14c. in reference to a tale, a report, etc., "accurate, reliable, true to the facts." The noun sense of "true believer, one who is full of faith" is from late 14c. (Church Latin used fideles in same sense). Related: Faithfully; faithfulness. Old Faithful geyser named 1870 by explorer Gen. Henry Dana Washburn, surveyor-general of the Montana Territory, in reference to the regularity of its outbursts.
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