early 13c., "trusting," from trust (n.) + -y (2). Old English expressed this idea by treowful. Meaning "reliable, to be counted on" is from early 14c. The noun meaning "trustworthy person" is from 1570s; specifically as "a prisoner granted special privileges as reward for good conduct" by 1855.
雙語例句
1. She still drives her trusty black Corvette.
她仍然開她那輛皮實可靠的黑色克爾維特車。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She spent years touring Europe with her trusty old camera.
她帶著她那架忠心耿耿的照相機(jī)在歐洲周游多年。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. The master left his money with a trusty servant.
主人把他的錢交給一個可靠的仆人保管.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. I never had a braver, better fellow, - trusty and true as steel.