steadfast的词源

英文词源

steadfast (adj.)

Old English stedefæst "secure in position, steady, firm in its place," from stede (see stead) + fæst (see fast (adj.)); similar formation in Middle Low German stedevast, Old Norse staðfastr "steadfast, firm; faithful, staunch, firm in one's mind." Of persons, in English, "unshakable, stubborn, resolute" from c. 1200. Related: Steadfastly, steadfastness.

中文词源

steadfast：坚定的

stead,位置，地方，fast,坚固的，紧的，词源同 fasten.

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