loyal學測 L4KK [ˈlɔɪəl] ｜ /ˈlɔɪəl/
忠誠的；守信的·愛國支持的·忠誠的；忠心耿耿的
三民版必備字，忠誠主題閱讀常見
The loyal dog waited by the door every single day until its owner came home.
忠心的狗每天都在門邊等主人回家。
一個畫面：原地守候
原地守候留在原地，不轉身離開
手貼胸口向所屬的對象宣示效忠
一再回頭一次次選擇同一個對象
義項
摯友相挺C1adjective忠誠的；守信的
Even when things got hard, Mia stayed loyal to her friend and helped her every day.
即使遇到困難，Mia依然對朋友忠誠，每天幫助她。
loyal friendstay loyal to
揮旗應援C1adjective愛國支持的
The loyal fans waved their country's flag and cheered loudly for the team.
忠實的球迷揮舞著自己國家的旗子，大聲為球隊加油。
loyal fansloyal supporters
堅守崗位B2adjective忠誠的；忠心耿耿的
Even when the company had money problems, John stayed loyal and never wanted to leave.
即使公司遇到財務問題，John依然忠誠，從未想過離開。
loyal employeeloyal customer
片語
loyal customer熟客回訪 →持續光顧同一品牌的顧客
stay loyal to始終如一 →一直保持忠誠不變
loyal friend摯友相挺 →始終陪伴支持的朋友
loyal fans死忠球迷 →死心塌地支持的粉絲
你會不會這樣說？
The dog was very ___ to its owner, always waiting by the door. (loyal / royal)
看答案
loyal
loyal 是「忠誠的」，royal 是「王室的」，兩字只差一個字母易混淆。
'The loyal fans waved their country's flag and cheered loudly for the team.' 這裡的 loyal 最接近哪個意思？(A) 對朋友守信 (B) 支持國家 (C) 對公司忠誠
看答案
(B)
此句描述球迷為國家展現支持，對應「愛國支持的」義項。
字族
loyalty 忠誠（名詞）・loyally 忠誠地（副詞）・disloyal 不忠誠的（反義）
順路看看
faithful — 忠誠的近義詞，強調信守承諾betray — loyal的反義行動，指背叛信任多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
團隊合作
Mei remained loyal to her colleagues throughout the difficult project.
在這項艱難專案進行期間，美一直忠誠地支持同事。
顧客關係
Several loyal customers continued to visit the bakery after it moved.
麵包店搬遷後，幾位忠實顧客仍持續光顧。
詞族
loyal adjective 忠誠的；忠實的・loyalty noun 忠誠；忠實・loyally adverb 忠誠地・disloyal adjective 不忠誠的
四選一
The supervisor thanked Mei for her ____ to the team throughout the difficult project.
看答案
loyalty
her 後需要名詞，loyalty to the team 表示對團隊的忠誠。loyal 與 disloyal 都是形容詞，此處沒有可供修飾的名詞；loyally 是副詞，也不能充當 her 後的名詞。
同義改寫
Mei remained loyal to her colleagues throughout the difficult project. → Mei continued to stand by her colleagues throughout the difficult project.
在此團隊情境中，remained loyal to 與 continued to stand by 都表示持續支持同事。
Several loyal customers continued to visit the bakery after it moved. → Several devoted customers continued to visit the bakery after it moved.
此處 loyal 與 devoted 都描述持續支持這家店的顧客；兩句均未承諾顧客未來一定繼續光顧。