faithfully
/ˈfeɪθfəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfeɪθfəli/ (ame, ipa) · /-fəlē -li/ (ame, mw)
faithfully — adverb
1. showing steady loyalty or dependability in your actions toward a person, group,
showing steady loyalty or dependability in your actions toward a person, group, or cause over time
The old dog sat faithfully by the door each evening, waiting for Meera to return.
faithfully + waiting / loyal action toward a person
Tamar faithfully served on the hospital board for twenty years without ever missing a meeting.
faithfully + long-term service
Pim faithfully sent a postcard from every city he visited during his backpacking trip.
Cyrus promised to stand faithfully by his childhood friend through every difficulty.
The charity volunteers faithfully collected donations at the train station every Saturday.
- loyally
closest synonym, used for personal relationships and groups
- devotedly
stronger emotional commitment; implies deep personal attachment
- dependably
focuses on reliability and trustworthiness rather than emotional loyalty
- unfaithfully
direct opposite; acting without loyalty or honesty
- disloyally
implies betrayal of trust or allegiance
文法句型
faithfully + verb of ongoing commitment
常見錯誤
2. a conventional closing phrase placed above your signature, used in formal letter
a conventional closing phrase placed above your signature, used in formal letters when the addressee is called 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Madam' rather than by name
I would be grateful for a prompt reply. Yours faithfully, Owen Mitchell.
fixed closing: Yours faithfully + signature
Please find my application materials enclosed. Yours faithfully, Dr. Sumin Choi.
We look forward to welcoming you to the conference. Yours faithfully, the Events Team.
I enclose two references in support of my application. Yours faithfully, Yumi Tanaka.
文法句型
Yours faithfully (fixed formula)
用法筆記
Only use 'Yours faithfully' when you opened the letter with 'Dear Sir', 'Dear Madam', or 'Dear Sir/Madam' (i.e., you do not know the recipient's name). If you wrote 'Dear Mr. Chen' or 'Dear Dr. Williams', close with 'Yours sincerely' instead. In American English, 'Sincerely' or 'Yours truly' is more common regardless of the salutation.
常見錯誤
3. matching the original or the truth in every detail, without changing or leaving
matching the original or the truth in every detail, without changing or leaving anything out
The journalist faithfully reported every detail of the city council meeting the next morning.
faithfully + reported (accurately/truthfully)
Nala's English translation faithfully captured the mood of the original Korean poem.
faithfully + captured (in translation)
Sven copied the ancient musical score faithfully, note by note, into a modern binder.
The documentary faithfully recorded the daily routines of the small fishing village.
Gabriel tried to faithfully follow the carpentry plans his grandfather had drawn years ago.
- accurately
most direct synonym; used for facts, measurements, reproduction
- precisely
emphasises exactness down to the smallest detail
- exactly
stronger and more common in everyday speech
- inaccurately
with errors or mistakes
- loosely
with approximation, not strict fidelity
文法句型
faithfully + verb of recording (report, copy, translate, record, follow)