副词,意为"忠诚地,忠实地",指以忠诚、忠实的态度行事,对某人、某事或某种信念保持坚定不移的支持。
She loyally supported her friend through the most difficult times.
她忠诚地陪伴朋友度过了最艰难的时光。
Despite the company's decline, the employees loyally continued to work overtime, refusing to abandon the mission they had believed in from the very beginning.
尽管公司日渐衰落,员工们仍然忠实地继续加班,不愿放弃他们从一开始就深信不疑的使命。
loyally 由形容词 loyal 加副词后缀 -ly 构成。loyal 源自古法语 loial(忠诚的),再追溯至拉丁语 legalis(合法的),与 legal(法律的)同源。最初含义与"遵守法律"有关,后来语义演变为"忠诚的、忠实的",强调对人或事业的坚定不移。该词于16世纪进入英语。