faithful

单词辨析:

faithful loyal reliable trusty 【导航词义:忠实的】
faithful adj. 忠实的,忠贞的
〔辨析〕

指对某人、政党、信念等忠诚的,通常作定语;也指在爱情上忠贞不二的。

〔例证〕

Bob has always been a faithful friend of our family.

鲍勃一直是我们家忠诚的朋友。

He is a man who always remains faithful to his principles.

他是一个忠于自己原则的人。

After their marriage, she was faithful to her husband.

婚后她对丈夫很忠诚。

loyal adj. 忠诚的,忠实的
〔辨析〕

指忠于朋友、国家、原则等并一直对其加以支持的。

〔例证〕

He remains loyal to the government despite criticism against it.

尽管政府受到指责,他依然效忠于它。

Her whole family were loyal supporters of the Lakers.

她全家人都是湖人队的忠实球迷。

reliable adj. 可靠的
〔辨析〕

指某人或某事物可以信赖、依靠的。

〔例证〕

He is a reliable friend.

他是一位可以信赖的朋友。

They need a reliable method to decrease the divorce rate.

他们需要一个可靠的办法来降低离婚率。

trusty adj. [旧]忠实可靠的
〔辨析〕

指武器、车辆、宠物等长期以来一直可以信赖的,通常作定语,常为幽默用法。

〔例证〕

He used to ride his trusty bike to meet his girlfriend.

他过去常骑着他那辆忠心耿耿的自行车去见女朋友。

She had her trusty dog with her.

她把她那条忠实的狗带在身边。

相关例句:

He entrusted his children to a faithful friend.

他把他的孩子嘱托给一位忠实的朋友照料。

Be ye faithful unto the end.

汝等应至死不渝。

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。

The faithful revered him then as a prophet.

那时,信徒们尊他为先知。

Older Americans are among this country's most faithful voters.

较年长的美国人是这个国家最忠实的选民群体之一。

I need to be faithful.

我必须对它忠诚。