• adj. 忠誠的，忠心的；忠貞的
• n. 效忠的臣民；忠實信徒
• n. (Loyal)人名；(英、德、西、匈、法)洛亞爾

來自拉丁語legis,法律，法規，詞源同legal.引申詞義合法的，守法的，履行法定義務的，后在16世紀引申詞義臣民對君主的效忠。

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. I thanked them for their long and loyal service.

對于他們長期以來忠誠的效力我非常感謝。

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2. He has 20 years of loyal service to Barclays Bank behind him.

他已經忠心耿耿地為巴克萊銀行效力了20年。

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3. She was caustically brilliant, yet totally loyal, unpretentious, human and tolerant.

她這個人才氣逼人，可是絕對忠誠可靠，而且毫不做作，有人情味和寬容心。

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4. He went back to Yorkshire to join his loyal, long-suffering wife.

他回到約克郡，與對他忠貞不貳、飽受磨難的妻子團聚。

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5. His politics were based on loyal partisanship.

他的政綱靠的是鐵桿追隨者的支持。

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