| 单词 | betrayal |
| 释义 | betrayal (once / 2130 pages) n Betrayal means "an act of deliberate disloyalty," like when your friend told other people all your secrets. What a betrayal! Betrayal's root is betray, which comes from the Middle English word bitrayen — meaning "mislead, deceive." Betrayal has to do with destroying someone's trust, possibly by lying. If you start dating your best friend's girlfriend behind his back, that's an act of betrayal. Betrayal can also mean "helping an enemy," such as a person who gives secret information to a country that is at war with his or her own. WORD FAMILYbetrayal: betrayals+/betray: betrayal, betrayed, betrayer, betraying, betrays/betrayer: betrayers USAGE EXAMPLES“We have reviewed the language, and it is an absolute betrayal,” Strada said. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) Those things were a betrayal of the revolution, and it is important to acknowledge that. The Guardian(Nov 30, 2016) But this has been the pattern since the beginning: bouts of enchantment followed by waves of despair, leaving feelings of betrayal all around. Wall Street Journal(Nov 29, 2016) 1n the quality of aiding an enemy Hyper subversiveness, traitorousness, treason disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior 2n an act of deliberate betrayal Syn|Hypo|Hyper perfidy, treachery, treason double cross, double-crossing an act of betrayal selloutan act of betrayal dishonesty, knavery lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing |
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