fidelity
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fi·del·i·ty /fɪˈdeləti/ noun [uncountable] formal 1 SYwhen you are loyal to your husband, girlfriend etc, by not having sex with anyone else 〔对丈夫、女朋友等的〕忠诚，忠贞，忠实 SYN loyalty OPP infidelity the importance of marital fidelity (=in marriage) 对婚姻忠贞的重要性2 FAITHFULwhen you are loyal to a person, an organization, or something that you believe in 忠诚，忠实 SYN loyaltyfidelity to his fidelity to the company over 25 years 他对公司超过25年的效忠3 A formal how much a film, a piece of written work etc remains unchanged from an earlier piece of work, or the facts that are known 〔影片、文字作品等对原作或事实的〕忠实性 SYN faithfulnessfidelity to the movie’s fidelity to the original book 该影片的忠于原著 → high fidelity
Examples from the Corpus
fidelity• fidelity to religious beliefs• We gain a new sense of loyalty, steadfastness and fidelity that are not our own.• Transfer of training from a simulator to a real situation is never complete and does not necessarily increase with degree of fidelity.• Kip was beginning to doubt Jessica's fidelity.• The sound fidelity of CDs is much better than that of records.• First and last he sought only the strictest fidelity to justice, rectitude and truth.marital fidelity• Joined trees were objects of good omen; symbols of conjugal happiness and marital fidelity.• He has been similarly evasive in answering questions about his marital fidelity and marijuana use.• Contemporary interest in quail focuses more on their taste than on their promise of marital fidelity.fidelity to• Wilson and Nabokov argued over the translation's fidelity to the original text.Origin fidelity (1400-1500) French fidélité, from Latin fidelitas, from fides “faith, trust”fi·del·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
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fidelity
fi‧del‧i‧ty /fɪˈdeləti, fɪˈdelɪti/
noun [uncountable] formal
SYN loyalty
OPP infidelity:
the importance of marital fidelity (=in marriage)
2. when you are loyal to a person, an organization, or something that you believe in
SYN loyalty
fidelity to
his fidelity to the company over 25 years
3. formal how much a film, a piece of written work etc remains unchanged from an earlier piece of work, or the facts that are known
SYN faithfulness
fidelity to
the movie’s fidelity to the original book
⇨ high fidelity
fi‧del‧i‧ty /fɪˈdeləti, fɪˈdelɪti/
noun [uncountable] formal Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: fidélité, from Latin fidelitas, from fides 'faith, trust'
1. when you are loyal to your husband, girlfriend etc, by not having sex with anyone else Language: French
Origin: fidélité, from Latin fidelitas, from fides 'faith, trust'
SYN loyalty
OPP infidelity:
2. when you are loyal to a person, an organization, or something that you believe in
SYN loyalty
fidelity to
3. formal how much a film, a piece of written work etc remains unchanged from an earlier piece of work, or the facts that are known
SYN faithfulness
fidelity to
⇨ high fidelity