steadfastness

/ˈstedfɑːstnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstedfæstnəs/ (ame, ipa)

steadfastness — 名詞

1. the quality of continuing to support a person, group, or belief, without letting

1.名詞C1
釋義

堅定；忠誠

面對困難不改立場的態度

the quality of continuing to support a person, group, or belief, without letting difficulties or opposition change your mind — for example, staying loyal to a friend through hard times, or working toward the same goal year after year despite repeated setbacks

例句

Mei-Lin admired her grandmother's steadfastness in caring for the neighbourhood children through every season.

Mei-Lin 很敬佩祖母不論哪個季節都堅持照顧鄰居小孩的那份堅定。

collocation: steadfastness in + [activity]

The small clinic survived only because of Dr. Okafor's steadfastness during the funding crisis.

那間小診所之所以能撐過資金危機，全靠 Okafor 醫師的忠誠與堅持。

show + steadfastness during + [difficult time]

同義詞
  • loyalty

    focuses on faithfulness to a person or group; less formal than steadfastness

  • determination

    emphasises the will to achieve a goal rather than moral firmness

  • devotion

    suggests strong emotional attachment; often used in religious or romantic contexts

  • perseverance

    stresses continuing effort despite difficulty, slightly more active than steadfastness

反義詞
  • fickleness

    tendency to change one's mind or loyalties quickly

  • wavering

    being uncertain or unsteady in decisions or beliefs

用法筆記

Frequently appears with a possessive determiner (her steadfastness, their steadfastness) or followed by "in" + a gerund or noun describing the activity. More common in written or formal speech than in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌I admired his steadfast' (using the adjective instead of the noun).
✅I admired his steadfastness.
💡'steadfast' is an adjective; 'steadfastness' is the noun form.
❌She showed great steadfast to her family.
✅She showed great steadfastness toward her family.
💡after 'show', use the noun 'steadfastness', not the adjective 'steadfast'.