| 单词 | apostate |
| 释义 | apostate (once / 3579 pages) adjn An apostate is someone who has deserted his cause. The word apostate originally comes from a Greek word that meant "runaway slave." Now, apostate has a religious or political tone to it, so someone might call you "a political apostate" if you ran for office as a Republican during one election and then ran as a Democrat in the following election. WORD FAMILYapostate: apostates, apostatise, apostatize+/apostatise: apostatised, apostatises, apostatising/apostatize: apostatized, apostatizes, apostatizing USAGE EXAMPLESIts self-styled news agency, Amaq, said the target of those attacks were Shia, whom it regards as apostates. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) A pro-Islamic State news agency said the target was Shiite Muslims, whom the militants regard as apostates. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) “It’s real,” said one girl as she scooted further and further away from her apostate parents. Time(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj not faithful to religion or party or cause Syn unfaithful not true to duty or obligation or promises 2n a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. Syn|Hyper deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat quitter a person who gives up too easily |
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