steadfast

adjective
🔊/ˈstedfɑːst/
🔊/ˈstedfæst/
(literary, approving)
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  1. not changing in your attitudes or aims坚定的;不动摇的 synonym firm
    • steadfast loyalty忠贞不渝
    • steadfast in something He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice.他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySteadfast is used with these nouns:
    • love
    • refusal
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    Word OriginOld English stedefæst ‘standing firm’ (see stead and fast ‘firm’).