staunch
adjective /stɔːntʃ/
/stɔːntʃ/
(comparative stauncher, superlative staunchest)
You can also use more staunch and most staunch.- always showing strong support in your opinions and attitude
synonym faithful忠实的;坚定的 - a staunch supporter of the monarchy
坚定地拥护君主制的人 - one of the president’s staunchest allies
总统最忠实的盟友之一 - a staunch Catholic
笃信天主教的教徒
Collocations DictionaryStaunch is used with these nouns:- advocate
- ally
- believer
- …
词源adjective and adverb late Middle English (in the sense ‘watertight’): from Old French estanche, feminine of estanc, from a Romance base meaning ‘dried up, weary’. The current sense dates from the early 17th cent. - a staunch supporter of the monarchy