perfidy [ˈpɜːrfədi]
n. the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal: treachery 不忠诚/不忠实,背信弃义
s.同词 perfidiousness, treason, infidelity
a.反义词 fidelity, fealty
英英解析:
If you shared your most embarrassing secrets with a friend who then told them to everyone he knows, his betrayal could be described as perfidy.
The noun perfidy means "deceitfulness" or "treachery," so it's not just being mean, but deliberately betraying a trust. The Latin root of perfidy is made up of per, or "through," and fidem, or "faith." So in order for perfidy to happen, there has to have first been a sense of faith in place, which was then broken or betrayed.
词源:
来自拉丁语perfidia,背叛,出卖,不忠,来自per-,整个的,-fid,相信,信任,词源同faith,confident.字面意思即完全信任,后词义讽刺化。
例句:
1. As devotion unites lovers , so perfidy estranges friends.
忠诚是爱情的桥梁,欺诈是友谊的敌人.
2. The knowledge of Hurstwood's perfidy wounded her like a knife.
赫斯渥欺骗她的消息像一把刀捅到了她的心里.
3. Never mind now about Hurstwood's perfidy -- why had he done this?
现在先别管赫斯渥的背理悖行 -- 他为什么要这样做?
4. Would the man's perfidy never reach a limit?
这个人的背信弃义难道永远没有止境吗 ?