loyalty
noun
ˈlɔɪəlti
noun
1
the
quality
of
remaining
faithful
to
your
friends,
principles,
country
etc
忠诚，忠实，忠贞
U
[+
to/towards
]
Elizabeth
understood
her
husband’s
loyalty
to
his
sister.
伊丽莎白理解丈夫对他姐姐的一片忠心。
2
a
feeling
of
support
for
someone
or
something
忠心，忠于…的感情
C usually plural 一般用复数
local/regional/tribal/family
etc
loyalty/loyalties
In
the
rural
areas,
family
and
tribal
loyalties
continue
to
be
important.
在农村地区，对家庭和部落的忠心依然很重要。
the
agony
of
divided
loyalties
(=loyalty
to
two
different
or
opposing
people)
for
the
children
in
a
divorce
父母离婚过程中孩子两面都要依顺的痛苦