loyalty
/ˈlɔɪəlti/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
忠诚;忠心
释义与例句
n.
忠诚;忠心
the quality of being loyal to a person, country, organization, or belief
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Her loyalty to her colleagues never wavered.
她对同事的忠诚从未动摇。
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The soldiers swore loyalty to the country.
士兵们宣誓效忠国家。
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Small gestures can build trust and loyalty among team members.
小小的举动能在团队成员之间建立信任与忠诚。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
loyalty 通常不可数,形容词是 loyal;对某人或某组织的忠诚用 loyalty to。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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disloyalty 不忠;背叛加否定前缀 dis- 构成,指对人或组织不忠的行为或态度。
同义词
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allegiance 效忠;拥护loyalty 是较通用的“忠诚”,可用于对人对团体;allegiance 更正式,常指对君主、国家、政党等的效忠,多与 pledge 或 swear 连用。个人友谊用 loyalty,不用 allegiance。Party members pledged allegiance to the new leader. 党员们宣誓效忠新领导人。
反义词
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betrayal 背叛betrayal 是“背叛”的行为或事实,与 loyalty 相对;形容词是 disloyal,动词是 betray。说“他对团队不忠”可用 He was disloyal to the team,不能说 He was betrayal to the team。The betrayal of a close friend is hard to forgive. 被好友背叛很难原谅。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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loyal 忠诚的;忠实的loyalty 通常不可数,是名词;loyal 是形容词。不能说 He showed great loyal to the team,应为 He showed great loyalty to the team。The staff have been loyal to the company for years. 员工们多年来一直忠于公司。
常见搭配
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loyalty to 对……的忠诚He showed great loyalty to his old school. 他对母校表现出极大的忠诚。
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brand loyalty 品牌忠诚度Good service helps create brand loyalty. 优质服务有助于培养品牌忠诚度。
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swear loyalty to 宣誓效忠……The recruits swear loyalty to the country on their first day. 新兵在入伍第一天宣誓效忠国家。