loyalty
n
(a) [U] being true and faithful; loyal behaviour 忠诚; 忠诚行为
swear an oath of loyalty to the King 向国王宣誓效忠
Can I count on your loyalty? 你对我的忠诚能让我信得过吗?
(b) [C often pl 常作复数]
bond that makes a person faithful to sb/sth 向某人[某事物]效忠的义务或约束
We all have a loyalty to the company. 我们对公司都有效忠的义务.
a case of divided loyalties, ie of being loyal to two different and often conflicting causes, etc 两面效忠(对常为对立双方皆效忠).
🎯 考研助记
loyal(a.忠诚的)-loyalty(n.忠诚)
🔁 扩展释义
*['lɒiәlti]n. 忠贞, 忠诚, 忠实【法】 忠诚, 忠心
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
escalatevt. 使逐步升级;使逐步上升;乘自动梯上升;
vi. 逐步上升;(战争)逐步升级;逐步扩大;像乘自动梯上升;