1
- very loyal and committed in attitude忠诚的, 可靠的：
a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby
反核游说的坚定支持者
a staunch Catholic.
虔诚的天主教徒。
2
- (of a wall) of strong or firm construction（墙）牢固的, 坚固的。
2.1
- （亦作stanch）archaic (of a ship) watertight〈古〉（船）防水的, 水密的。
派生词
staunchly
adverb一个坚定支持保皇党的郡
staunchness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'watertight'）：from Old French estanche, feminine of estanc, from a Romance base meaning 'dried up, weary'. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent.
( <主美> 亦作stanch)
with obj.
1- stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound止（血）, 止住（出血）：
he staunched the blood with whatever came to hand
他用手边的任何东西来止血
figurative 〈喻〉the company did nothing to stanch the tide of rumours.
那个公司听任流言传播。
1.1
- stop the flow of blood from (a wound)给（伤口）止血。
词源
Middle English: from Old French estanchier, from the base of STAUNCH1.