fidelity

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fidelity /fəˈdɛləti/ noun

fidelity

/fəˈdɛləti/

noun

Learner's definition of FIDELITY

[noncount]

a : the quality of being faithful to your husband, wife, or sexual partner（对丈夫、妻子或性伴侣的）忠贞，忠实，忠诚

She began to doubt her husband's fidelity. [=to wonder if he was having an affair with another woman]她开始怀疑丈夫对自己的忠诚。
sexual fidelity性关系的忠贞

— often + to

— opposite infidelity

b : the quality of being faithful or loyal to a country, organization, etc.（对国家、组织的）忠诚 — usually + to

: the degree to which something matches or copies something else准确度；忠实度— + to

The movie's director insisted on total fidelity to the book. [=insisted that the story told in the movie should accurately copy the story told in the book]这部电影的导演坚持影片要完全忠实于原著。

: the degree to which a device (such as a CD player, radio, or television) correctly reproduces sounds, pictures, etc.（CD播放器、收音机、电视机等设备的）逼真度，保真度

music with much higher fidelity than on cassettes比磁带播放保真度高得多的音乐
a printer with outstanding color fidelity [=a printer that produces very accurate colors]色彩高保真的打印机

— see also high fidelity