steadfast

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈstɛdfɑːst/    美 /ˈstɛdfæst/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Fixed or unchanging; steady.
  2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.
    — steadfast support

词形变化

steadfaster comparative more steadfast comparative steadfastest superlative most steadfast superlative stedfast alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
oversteadfast steadfastly steadfastness unsteadfast

词源

From Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst, from Proto-Germanic *stadifastuz, equivalent to stead (“place; spot; position”) + fast (“firm; fixed”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stedevast (“steadfast”), Icelandic staðfestur (“steadfast”), Danish stedfast (“firmly attached, secured”), Danish stadfæste (“to confirm; ratify”), Norwegian Nynorsk stadfesta (“confirm, ratify; establish”), Swedish stadfästa (“to confirm; establish”).
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