trusty

/'trʌsti/

Thân thiện

My trusty old compass always points north.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Worthy of trust or belief; reliable: Describing a person, animal, or object that has proven dependable over time.
   • Faithful, loyal: Often used to denote long-standing and unwavering reliability.

2. Noun:

   • A convict considered trustworthy and granted special privileges: A historical/archaic term for a prisoner who, due to good behavior, is given certain responsibilities or freedoms within a penal system.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:

  • After twenty years of service, his trusty assistant retired. (Here, "trusty" describes the long-term reliability of the assistant.)
  • She always carries her trusty pen for taking notes. (This use personifies the pen as a dependable object.)
  • The knight was accompanied by his trusty steed. (A classic example showing loyalty and reliability.)

• Noun:

  • The warden assigned the trusty to work in the prison library. (This refers to the prisoner with special status.)
  • As a trusty, he was allowed to move around the prison grounds with less supervision.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• The adjective form often carries a slightly old-fashioned or literary tone, implying a bond forged through time and experience. It is commonly used before a noun (e.g., trusty companion, trusty sword).
• The noun form is largely archaic and specific to historical contexts of prison systems. In modern usage, terms like "trustee" are more common for a prisoner with special duties.

Variants and Related Words

• Trustworthy (adj): The more common and formal synonym for the adjective meaning "deserving of trust."
• Trustee (n): A person, often in a legal or financial context, who holds responsibility for another's property or affairs. This is the modern term that has largely replaced the noun "trusty" in most contexts outside of historical prison references.
• Reliable (adj): A general synonym for dependable.
• Dependable (adj): A close synonym for trustworthy and reliable.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Trustworthy, reliable, dependable, faithful, loyal, steadfast, staunch.
• Noun: Trustee (in a modern, broader sense), privileged prisoner.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Untrustworthy, unreliable, treacherous, deceitful, unfaithful.

Idioms and Phrases

• (One's) trusty (noun): A common collocation used to refer to a familiar, reliable object or companion.
  • He pulled out his trusty pocketknife to fix the loose screw.
• Old trusty: An affectionate term for something very old but still dependable.
  • That old truck is "Old Trusty"; it never breaks down.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. worthy of trust or belief
   • a trustworthy report
   • an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion

Noun

1. a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges

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