- fidelity (to something) (formal)
the quality of being loyal to somebody/something 忠诚；忠实；忠贞 fidelity to your principles 对原则的忠诚不移
Extra ExamplesThey still maintain fidelity to their religious tradition. 他们依然保持着对宗教传统的忠诚。 They swore an oath of fidelity to their king. 他们宣誓效忠国王。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- absolute
- marital
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- maintain
- with fidelity
- fidelity to
- fidelity (to somebody)
the quality of being faithful to your husband, wife or partner by not having a sexual relationship with anyone else （对丈夫、妻子或性伴侣的）忠贞，忠实，忠诚 marital/sexual fidelity 婚姻／性的忠贞
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- absolute
- marital
- …
- maintain
- with fidelity
- fidelity to
- fidelity (of something) (to something) (formal)
the quality of being accurate 准确性；精确性 the fidelity of the translation to the original text 对原文翻译的准确性 The story is told with great fidelity to the original. 这个故事讲得非常忠实于原著。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- absolute
- marital
- …
- maintain
- with fidelity
- fidelity to
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French fidelite or Latin fidelitas, from fidelis ‘faithful’, from fides ‘faith’. Compare with fealty.