faith·ful1 /ˈfeɪθfəl/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 [usually before noun]FAITHFUL remaining loyal to a particular person, belief, political party etc and continuing to support them 〔对某人、信念、政党等〕忠诚的,忠实的 years of faithful service to the company 为公司多年忠诚的服务
our faithful family dog, Bogey 我家的忠犬博吉
a faithful member of the church 教会的忠实信徒
faithful to He remained faithful to his principles to the last. 他至死忠于自己的原则。
2 [usually before noun]TRUE representing an event or an image in a way that is exactly true or that looks exactly the same 如实的,准确可靠的;忠于原事[物]的 SYN exact a faithful account of what had happened 对所发生之事的如实报道
a faithful reproduction of the original picture 忠于原画的复制品
3 SEX/GENDERif you are faithful to your wife, boyfriend etc, you do not have a sexual relationship with anyone else 〔爱情上〕忠贞的faithful to Do you think Bob’s always been faithful to you? 你觉得鲍勃一直对你忠诚吗?
—faithfulness noun [uncountableU]
n THESAURUSfaithful continuing to support a person, party, belief etc for a long timehis long and faithful service to the party
his faithful servant
He remained faithful to his fatherland right to the end.
She was one of the party’s most faithful and hard-working members.
loyal supporting a particular person, party, set of beliefs, etc – used especially about someone you can can trust and depend on to support youa loyal friend
loyal party members
The women have remained loyal to the goals of the Communist Party.
I am not blindly loyal. If I see something that I think is a mistake which could be handled better, I will say so.
devoted strongly supporting someone or something because you admire them, love them, or enjoy what they dothe author’s devoted fans
her devoted husband
steadfast [usually before noun] a steadfast friend or supporter is very loyal. Also used about someone’s support or serviceLewis was a generous and steadfast friend.
the steadfast support of America's allies
The Queen has set a shining example of steadfast service to her country.
true faithful and loyal to someone, or to your beliefs, principles etc, even if there are problemsIn times like these you find out who your true friends are.
He remained true to his socialist principles.
She promised that she would always be true to him.
patriotic feeling a lot of love and respect for your countryAmericans are very patriotic.
His speech was full of patriotic rhetoric.