loyalty
英 [ˈlɔɪ.əl.ti]
美 [ˈlɔɪ.əl.t̬i]
将“loyalty”拆解为“loy”和“alty”。记住“loy”像是“love you”的简写,暗示了忠诚是一种深深的爱。而“alty”可以联想到“ally”,意味着忠诚的人是一个值得信赖的盟友。通过这样的联想,可以更牢固地记住“loyalty”的含义,即忠诚。
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- loyalty (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old French loialté, leauté "loyalty, fidelity; legitimacy; honesty; good quality" (Modern French loyauté), from loial (see loyal). Earlier leaute (mid-13c.), from the older French form. Loyalty oath first attested 1852.
- 1. Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day.
- 忠诚和支持成了那个时代人们时常挂在嘴边的词儿。
- 2. There were too many other demands on his loyalty now.
- 现在还有太多其他的事情也要求他忠心。
- 3. In his diary of 1944 he proclaims unswerving loyalty to the monarchy.
- 他在1944年的日记里声称对君主忠贞不贰。
- 4. Despite her sharp tongue, she inspires loyalty from her friends.
- 尽管她说话尖刻,却得到了朋友们的忠心。
- 5. Their loyalty only went so far.
- 他们的忠诚只能到这个程度。