loyal

adj. 忠诚的，忠心的；忠贞的

n. 效忠的臣民；忠实信徒

n. (Loyal)人名；(英、德、西、匈、法)洛亚尔

中文词源

loyal 忠诚的

来自拉丁语legis,法律，法规，词源同legal.引申词义合法的，守法的，履行法定义务的，后在16世纪引申词义臣民对君主的效忠。

loyal: loyal: [16] Loyal, ultimately the same word as legal, has a double history in English. It was originally acquired in the 13th century as leal. This came from Anglo-Norman leal, a descendant of Latin lēgālis ‘legal’. Then in the 16th century it was reborrowed from the modern French form loyal. The semantic link is ‘faithfully carrying out (legal) obligations’.
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loyal (adj.): 1530s, in reference to subjects of sovereigns or governments, from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leal "of good quality; faithful; honorable; law-abiding; legitimate, born in wedlock," from Latin legalem, from lex "law." In most cases it has displaced Middle English leal, which is from the same French source. Sense development in English is feudal, via notion of "faithful in carrying out legal obligations." In a general sense (of dogs, lovers, etc.), from c. 1600. As a noun meaning "those who are loyal" from 1530s (originally often in plural).

1. 老友(老朋友的简称)都很忠诚.2. loyal, royal: 一心一意是忠诚，穿得花枝招展(r)是贵族。3. 花儿(r)是高贵的象征，所以有花儿是贵族，一心一意是忠诚。

2. He has 20 years of loyal service to Barclays Bank behind him.: 他已经忠心耿耿地为巴克莱银行效力了20年。

3. She was caustically brilliant, yet totally loyal, unpretentious, human and tolerant.: 她这个人才气逼人，可是绝对忠诚可靠，而且毫不做作，有人情味和宽容心。

4. He went back to Yorkshire to join his loyal, long-suffering wife.: 他回到约克郡，与对他忠贞不贰、饱受磨难的妻子团聚。