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
  1. Her loyalty to her colleagues never wavered.
    她对同事的忠诚从未动摇。
  2. The soldiers swore loyalty to the country.
    士兵们宣誓效忠国家。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。