英语词汇“word-breaker”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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word-breaker

word-breaker n. a person who fails to keep a promise, pledge, etc.

ΚΠ

1747 in Lett. Westm. Jrnl. 192 It hath been declared unto me of ye, my Brethren,..that ye are Time-servers, Deceivers, and Word breakers.

1825 W. Scott Betrothed iii, in Tales Crusaders I. 45 The promiser..escapes not the sin of a word-breaker, because he hath been a drunken braggart.

1939 S. Pribichevich World without End ii. iv. 322 There is no greater shame for an Albanian than to break a pledge..; the word-breaker is an outcast.

1999 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 20 Apr. 10 Its ads put him in a lineup with recent presidential word-breakers.

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单词	word-breaker
释义	> as lemmas word-breaker word-breaker n. a person who fails to keep a promise, pledge, etc. ΚΠ 1747 in Lett. Westm. Jrnl. 192 It hath been declared unto me of ye, my Brethren,..that ye are Time-servers, Deceivers, and Word breakers. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed iii, in Tales Crusaders I. 45 The promiser..escapes not the sin of a word-breaker, because he hath been a drunken braggart. 1939 S. Pribichevich World without End ii. iv. 322 There is no greater shame for an Albanian than to break a pledge..; the word-breaker is an outcast. 1999 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 20 Apr. 10 Its ads put him in a lineup with recent presidential word-breakers. extracted from wordn.int. < as lemmas
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