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单词 faithful
释义 faithful
 —faithfully,  adv.   —faithfulness,  n.  
 /fayth"feuhl/,  adj.  
  1. strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
  2. true to one's word, promises, vows, etc.
  3. steady in allegiance or affection; loyal; constant: faithful friends.
  4. reliable, trusted, or believed.
  5. adhering or true to fact, a standard, or an original; accurate: a faithful account; a faithful copy.
  6.  Obs.   full of faith; believing.
  n.  
  7. the faithful,
   a. the believers, esp. members of a Christian church or adherents of Islam.
   b. the body of loyal members of any party or group.
 [1250-1300; ME feithful. See FAITH, -FUL]
 Syn. 1, 3. true, devoted, staunch. 3. FAITHFUL, CONSTANT, LOYAL imply qualities of stability, dependability, and devotion. FAITHFUL implies long-continued and steadfast fidelity to whatever one is bound to by a pledge, duty, or obligation: a faithful friend. CONSTANT suggests firmness and steadfastness in attachment: a constant affection. LOYAL implies unswerving allegiance to a person, organization, cause, or idea: loyal to one's associates, one's country. 5. precise, exact.
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