| 单词 | infidelity |
| 释义 | infidelity (once / 1719 pages) n Someone guilty of infidelity is cheating on a spouse or romantic partner. A common cause of divorce and heartbreak is infidelity. Fidel means "faithful" or "loyal." Tack on the prefix in, which means "not," and you've got yourself infidelity — the act of being unfaithful. The word can also be used to refer to someone's religious beliefs. Run angrily through a church and claim that God doesn't exist, and your fellow churchgoers will think you lack faith, or that you are guilty of infidelity. WORD FAMILYinfidelity: infidelities+/fidelity: fidelities, infidelity USAGE EXAMPLESA police report says he attacked his wife during an argument over infidelity late Monday night at their home in Graniteville. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Authorities say a state legislator is accused of punching a woman and pointing a gun at her in an argument over infidelity. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) Beyoncé received more Grammy nominations than any other artist, getting nine nods for “Lemonade,” an album and film that explored issues of race and infidelity. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) n the quality of being unfaithful Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper unfaithfulness faithfulness, fidelity the quality of being faithful faithlessness, falseness, fickleness, inconstancy unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous disloyaltythe quality of being disloyal disaffectiondisloyalty to the government or to established authority subversiveness, traitorousness, treasondisloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior perfidiousness, perfidy, treacherybetrayal of a trust quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
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