perfidiousadj.n.

Brit.

/pəˈfɪdɪəs/, U.S.

/pərˈfɪdiəs/

Forms: 1500s– perfidious, 1600s perfiddeows, 1600s perfideous, 1600s pervidious.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin perfidiōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin perfidiōsus faithless, treacherous < perfidia perfidy n. + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare Catalan perfidiós (c1460), Spanish †porfidioso (1230), perfidioso (19th cent.; 1450 in an isolated attestation), both in sense ‘obstinate, rebellious’, Italian perfidioso (14th cent.). Compare also Middle French, French perfide (1580; second half of the 10th cent. in Old French in an apparently isolated attestation), Spanish pérfido (second half of the 13th cent.), Italian perfido (1268).

Characterized by perfidy; guilty of breaking faith or violating confidence; deliberately faithless; treacherous. Also occasionally as n.: a perfidious person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > [adjective] > perfidious

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proditorious?a1475

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false-hearta1616

fidious1640

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > [adjective] > perfidious > of actions

perfidiousa1538

perfidiate1632

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [adjective]

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perfidiousa1538

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Punic1590

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Iscarioticala1625

Judaslya1626

fidious1640

traditoriana1734

double-crossing1838

Judasian1855

Iscariotic1879

two-timing1927

two-time1937

quisling1941

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [adjective] > specifically of actions

Spanish1530

perfidiousa1538

Judas-like1577

perfidiate1632

a1538 W. Holme Fall & Euill Successe Rebellion (1572) sig. I.iiij^v Thus concluding by correction of the kings maiestie, And his counsel honorable, with all those perfidious.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Perfidioso, perfidious, trecherous.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) v. iii. 208 He's quoted for a most perfidious [printed pe fidious] slaue.

1651 tr. F. de Quintana Hist. Don Fenise 63 Don Pedro, so was this perfideous called.

1739 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. (ed. 2) VI. 101 He thought himself skilful in proportion as he was perfidious.

1759 W. H. Dilworth Life of Pope 53 A knowledge of his underhand and perfidious dealing.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xvii. 128 I am the victim of a perfidious woman.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xix. 266 The most covetous and perfidious of mankind.

1939 Fortune Oct. 12/2 In a curious kind of way, this makes the English the most honest as well as the most perfidious people in Europe.

1999 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 71 412 Governor-General P. S. Potemkin concluded..their perfidious nature could be explained by their poor understanding of Islam's tenets.

Compounds

perfidious Albion n. rhetorical England or Britain considered as treacherous in international affairs; = perfide Albion n. [After French perfide Albion : see perfide Albion n.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [noun]

Merry Englanda1400

rosec1460

south1641

perfidious Albion1798

perfide Albion1840

Mother of Parliaments1865

Little England1872

Blighty1900

1798 Morning Post & Gazetteer 26 Jan. A very considerable number of troops are now on their march.., in order to increase the armies destined to chastise perfidious Albion.

1838 Times 18 Oct. 4/5 Saying to France, ‘You wished to have a Pretender, and now you shall have one’. Perfidious Albion!

1841 W. M. Thackeray in Fraser's Mag. June 711/2 Ferocious yells of hatred against perfidious Albion were uttered by the liberal French press.

1903 ‘A. McNeill’ Egregious Eng. (ed. 3) 11 The French dislike of perfidious Albion may be reckoned to a great extent an intermittent matter.

1958 Observer 18 May 9/4 He [sc. General de Gaulle] felt it to be essential..that he should maintain a proud and haughty demeanour towards ‘perfidious Albion’.

2019 Times (Nexis) 11 Apr. 18 Union Jack awning, salesman dressed as a corporal muttering about Perfidious Albion as he gestures you into the shop.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perfidious
释义	perfidiousadj.n. Brit. /pəˈfɪdɪəs/, U.S. /pərˈfɪdiəs/ Forms: 1500s– perfidious, 1600s perfiddeows, 1600s perfideous, 1600s pervidious. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin perfidiōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin perfidiōsus faithless, treacherous < perfidia perfidy n. + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare Catalan perfidiós (c1460), Spanish †porfidioso (1230), perfidioso (19th cent.; 1450 in an isolated attestation), both in sense ‘obstinate, rebellious’, Italian perfidioso (14th cent.). Compare also Middle French, French perfide (1580; second half of the 10th cent. in Old French in an apparently isolated attestation), Spanish pérfido (second half of the 13th cent.), Italian perfido (1268). Characterized by perfidy; guilty of breaking faith or violating confidence; deliberately faithless; treacherous. Also occasionally as n.: a perfidious person. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > [adjective] > perfidious trothlessc1175 proditorious?a1475 perfidiousa1538 truthless1567 fedifragous1600 false-hearta1616 fidious1640 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > [adjective] > perfidious > of actions perfidiousa1538 perfidiate1632 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [adjective] swikec893 lewec1000 swikelc1000 swikefulc1100 culvert?c1225 fokela1275 colwardc1330 treacherousc1330 traitorousc1380 traitora1400 treacherc1400 traitorfulc1440 proditorious?a1475 fraudfulc1475 proditiousa1500 proditorya1500 perfidiousa1538 snakya1586 traitorlya1586 Punic1590 traitor-wise1598 faiterous1600 Iscarioticala1625 Judaslya1626 fidious1640 traditoriana1734 double-crossing1838 Judasian1855 Iscariotic1879 two-timing1927 two-time1937 quisling1941 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [adjective] > specifically of actions Spanish1530 perfidiousa1538 Judas-like1577 perfidiate1632 a1538 W. Holme Fall & Euill Successe Rebellion (1572) sig. I.iiij^v Thus concluding by correction of the kings maiestie, And his counsel honorable, with all those perfidious. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Perfidioso, perfidious, trecherous. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) v. iii. 208 He's quoted for a most perfidious [printed pe fidious] slaue. View more context for this quotation 1651 tr. F. de Quintana Hist. Don Fenise 63 Don Pedro, so was this perfideous called. 1739 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. (ed. 2) VI. 101 He thought himself skilful in proportion as he was perfidious. 1759 W. H. Dilworth Life of Pope 53 A knowledge of his underhand and perfidious dealing. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xvii. 128 I am the victim of a perfidious woman. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xix. 266 The most covetous and perfidious of mankind. 1939 Fortune Oct. 12/2 In a curious kind of way, this makes the English the most honest as well as the most perfidious people in Europe. 1999 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 71 412 Governor-General P. S. Potemkin concluded..their perfidious nature could be explained by their poor understanding of Islam's tenets. Compounds perfidious Albion n. rhetorical England or Britain considered as treacherous in international affairs; = perfide Albion n. [After French perfide Albion : see perfide Albion n.] ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [noun] Merry Englanda1400 rosec1460 south1641 perfidious Albion1798 perfide Albion1840 Mother of Parliaments1865 Little England1872 Blighty1900 1798 Morning Post & Gazetteer 26 Jan. A very considerable number of troops are now on their march.., in order to increase the armies destined to chastise perfidious Albion. 1838 Times 18 Oct. 4/5 Saying to France, ‘You wished to have a Pretender, and now you shall have one’. Perfidious Albion! 1841 W. M. Thackeray in Fraser's Mag. June 711/2 Ferocious yells of hatred against perfidious Albion were uttered by the liberal French press. 1903 ‘A. McNeill’ Egregious Eng. (ed. 3) 11 The French dislike of perfidious Albion may be reckoned to a great extent an intermittent matter. 1958 Observer 18 May 9/4 He [sc. General de Gaulle] felt it to be essential..that he should maintain a proud and haughty demeanour towards ‘perfidious Albion’. 2019 Times (Nexis) 11 Apr. 18 Union Jack awning, salesman dressed as a corporal muttering about Perfidious Albion as he gestures you into the shop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1538
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