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外刊例句
- A staunch minority of economists has for decades called for this sort of arrangement—dubbed “narrow banking”—to replace the existing “fractional reserve” model, under which deposits at banks are backed by mortgages and other illiquid loans.
几十年来，少数经济学家一直在坚定地呼吁用这类“狭义银行”模式来取代现有的“部分准备金”制度——后者靠抵押贷款和其他非流动性贷款来支持银行存款。
——《经济学人》 - Mr. Forstall was a staunch believer in a type of user interface, skeuomorphic design, which tries to imitate artifacts and textures in real life.
福斯特尔热衷于模仿现实物品设计的用户界面，这种设计理念会努力仿造实体物品及其真实质感。
基本释义
[adjective] very loyal and committed in attitude
[形容词] 非常忠诚，态度坚定
深入解读
Staunch 一词源自古法语 estanche （防水的、水密的），15世纪初期进入英语时原指“不透水的”，该含义发展到今天则演化为“牢固的、坚固的”，比如：
- 这些坚固的城墙可以抵挡持续的炮火突袭。
These staunch walls could withstand a sustained blitz of cannon fire.
不过现在更多的是用其引申义“忠实的、坚定的”，由于该义源自“不透水的”，所以主要强调外在的任何影响都无法削弱其忠诚或信仰，比如：
- 作为一位忠实的朋友和盟友，他绝不会在最需要的时刻抛弃他的朋友。
As a staunch friend and ally, he will never forsake his friends in their hour of need. - 他坚决支持控制财政开支。
He's a staunch supporter of controls on fiscal spending.
另外值得注意的是， staunch 同小站之前推过的 steep, cue, trump, secrete, retort, fret 等一样，也是个同形异义词，还有一个较为正式的动词含义“止住（血等的）流出”则源自于古法语 estanchier （使血液等停止流动），这在美式英语中则多用 stanch 表达，比如：
- 汤姆试图用绷带来止血。
Tom tried to staunch the blood with swathes of bandages. - 政府称这是阻止每年数十万凄惨难民涌入德国的唯一办法。
The government claims this is the only way to staunch the annual flow to Germany of hundreds of thousands of abject refugees.
名著用例
Staunch friend, a brother soul: Wilde's love that dare not speak its name.
忠实可靠的朋友，贴心的知己，王尔德那不敢讲明的爱。
出自爱尔兰现代主义作家詹姆斯·乔伊斯（James Joyce）于1922年出版的长篇小说《尤利西斯》（Ulysses）。下载本书请点击：原版名著下载 | 尤利西斯（Ulysses）
同近义词
- stalwart: loyal, reliable, and hard-working
- faithful: remaining loyal and steadfast
- trusty: having served for a long time and regarded as reliable or faithful
