Word · Frequency #9807
Fully loadedfaithfully
忠实地，诚心诚意地，深信着地
in a faithful manner
- 1.
In a faithful manner.
以忠实的方式。
以忠实的方式。；忠实地；诚心诚意地；深信着地
In use
She faithfully follows the instructions.
The old dog waited faithfully by the door for his owner.
He promised to carry out the plan faithfully.
faithfully + verb
faithfully 常用于修饰表示遵守、执行等动词。
She faithfully follows the instructions.
她忠实地遵循指示。
Yours faithfully
用于正式信件，收信人姓名未知（如 Dear Sir/Madam）时使用。
Yours faithfully, John Smith
您忠实的，约翰·史密斯
Common mistakes
She is a faithfully wife.She is a faithful wife.
错将副词'faithfully'用作形容词，修饰名词'wife'。应该用形容词'faithful'。
Connections
Collocations
- serve faithfully
- 忠心服务
- She served the company faithfully for 30 years.她忠心为公司服务了30年。
- follow faithfully
- 忠实地遵循
- He followed the instructions faithfully.他忠实地遵循了指示。
- copy faithfully
- 如实复制
- The painting was copied faithfully by the student.这幅画被学生如实复制了。
- translate faithfully
- 准确翻译
- The document was translated faithfully into English.这份文件被准确地翻译成了英语。
- promise faithfully
- 郑重承诺
- I promise faithfully to return the book tomorrow.我郑重承诺明天还书。
- record faithfully
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：faith（信仰）+ fully（完全地）= 完全相信地，即忠实地。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式信函结尾、保证承诺 通常用于表达忠诚或可靠，在正式信函结尾（如'Yours faithfully'）和日常承诺中均常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling pattern '-fully' but do not rhyme with 'faithfully' because the stressed vowel in 'faithfully' is /eɪ/ and the following cluster is /θf/. Only words with exactly the same stressed vowel and following consonant cluster (/eɪθf/) would rhyme, which is rare. For example, 'gratefully' has the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ but a different consonant /t/ instead of /θ/, so it is a near rhyme. 'Truthfully' has the same /θ/ but a different vowel /uː/. Therefore, these are useful spelling analogies but not perfect rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.