- stalwart (of something)
a loyal supporter who does a lot of work for an organization, especially a political party (政党等组织的)忠诚拥护者,坚定分子 a Labour/Tory stalwart 工党/保守党的坚定支持者 They have been stalwarts of the local amateur dramatic society for over 30 years. 三十多年来,他们一直是当地业余戏剧协会的忠实成员。
Word Originlate Middle English: Scots variant of obsolete stalworth, from Old English stǣl ‘place’ + weorth ‘worth’.