记忆方法
将“faithful”分解为“faith”和“-ful”，联想“faith”代表信任和忠诚，而“-ful”是形容词后缀，意味着充满或具有。因此，记忆方法是将“充满信任或忠诚”的意境与“faithful”联系在一起。
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词族 · faithful
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英语词源
- 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 (1832-1871), surveyor-general of the Montana Territory, in reference to the regularity of its outbursts.
权威例句
- 1. She insisted that she had remained faithful to her husband.
- 她坚持说自己对丈夫一直是忠诚的。
- 2. The Bishop directed the faithful to stay at home.
- 主教要求信徒们呆在家中。
- 3. Colin Welland's screenplay is faithful to the novel.
- 科林·韦兰的电影剧本忠实于原小说。
- 4. The faithful revered him then as a prophet.
- 那时，信徒们尊他为先知。
- 5. Be ye faithful unto the end.
- 汝等应至死不渝。
词语辨析
【loyal, constant, faithful, true】
这组词都有“忠实的”的意思，其区别是：
loyal: 一般指对祖国、领袖的忠诚或对事业、原则、誓言的忠实，不动摇。
constant: 侧重指思想状态的稳定或信念的坚定，也指爱情或感情等的忠贞不渝。
faithful: 多指对人对事或对诺言、誓言的始终不渝，侧重在任何情况下都绝不改变。
true: 侧重个人感情上的忠实和不动摇。
这组词都有“忠实的”的意思，其区别是：
loyal: 一般指对祖国、领袖的忠诚或对事业、原则、誓言的忠实，不动摇。
constant: 侧重指思想状态的稳定或信念的坚定，也指爱情或感情等的忠贞不渝。
faithful: 多指对人对事或对诺言、誓言的始终不渝，侧重在任何情况下都绝不改变。
true: 侧重个人感情上的忠实和不动摇。