“loyal to”是一个描述忠诚态度的常用短语,字面意为“对……忠诚/忠心;忠于……”,强调对某人、某物、某种信念或组织保持坚定的支持与不变的承诺。
“loyal”是形容词,“to”是介词(后接名词/代词/动名词),因此常见结构为:
其中:
系动词:最常用“be”(is/are/was/were),也可搭配“remain(保持)”“stay(维持)”“keep(坚守)”等,突出“持续忠诚”;
宾语:“to”后需接名词、代词或动名词(V-ing),明确“忠诚的对象”。
根据“忠诚对象”的不同,“loyal to”可用于以下常见场景:
1、 对人忠诚(家人、朋友、伴侣、主人等)
My cat is always loyal to me—she follows me everywhere.
(我的猫对我很忠心——我走到哪它跟到哪。)
True friends are loyal to each other through thick and thin.
(真正的朋友会同甘共苦,彼此忠诚。)
2、 对组织/团体忠诚(公司、团队、国家、政党等)
He’s been loyal to this company for 20 years—he never wanted to leave.
(他为这家公司忠诚服务了20年,从没想过离开。)
Soldiers must be loyal to their country and its people.
(士兵必须忠于祖国和人民。)
3、 对原则/信念/承诺忠诚
She stayed loyal to her values and refused to cut corners.
(她坚守自己的价值观,拒绝走捷径。)
A leader should be loyal to their promises—trust is everything.
(领导者应信守承诺——信任是一切的基础。)
4、 对“行为/事业”忠诚(接动名词V-ing)
They are loyal to helping the poor and donate 10% of their income annually.
(他们忠于扶贫事业,每年捐出10%的收入。)
反义词:disloyal to(对……不忠诚)
例:He was fired for being disloyal to the team and sharing secrets.
(他因对团队不忠、泄露机密被解雇。)
强化表达:loyal to the core(忠心耿耿;极其忠诚)
例:She’s loyal to the core—you can always rely on her.
(她忠心耿耿——你永远可以依赖她。)
“loyal to”的核心是明确“忠诚的对象”,通过介词“to”后的成分(名词/代词/动名词)体现。日常使用时需注意:
搭配系动词(be/remain/stay等);
“to”是介词,后接非谓语动词时要用动名词(V-ing)。
通过以上解析,你可以轻松用“loyal to”描述各种“忠诚关系”啦!