staunch
adjective(comparative stauncher, superlative staunchest)
You can also use more staunch and most staunch.always showing strong support in your opinions and attitude synonym faithful忠实的;坚定的 a staunch supporter of the monarchy 坚定地拥护君主制的人 one of the president’s staunchest allies 总统最忠实的盟友之一 a staunch Catholic 笃信天主教的教徒
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStaunch is used with these nouns:- advocate
- ally
- believer
- …
Word Originadjective and adverb late Middle English (in the sense ‘watertight’): from Old French estanche, feminine of estanc, from a Romance base meaning ‘dried up, weary’. The current sense dates from the early 17th cent.