用作定语
▲～+n.
He is a loyal friend.他是一位忠诚的朋友。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
The army remains loyal.军队继续效忠当局。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
He is loyal to his friends.他忠于朋友。
They were loyal to their motherland.他们忠于自己的祖国。

［同义词］   devoted, faithful, sincere
［反义词］   disloyal, traitorous
［词源］＜法语＜古法语loial, leial(忠心的)