jilt
/dʒɪlt/ (bre, ipa) · /dʒɪlt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjilt/ (ame, mw)
jilt — verb
- jiltpresent simple I / you / we / they
- jiltshe / she / it
- jiltedpast simple
- jilting-ing form
1. to suddenly break off a romantic relationship with someone, especially in a way
to suddenly break off a romantic relationship with someone, especially in a way that leaves the other person hurt and confused.
Hana was devastated when her fiancé jilted her just days before the wedding.
passive: be jilted by [person] at a major event
After dating for two years, Eva suddenly jilted her boyfriend without giving any clear reason.
The main character in the novel jilts his childhood sweetheart to marry a wealthier woman.
Emeka felt deeply humiliated after being jilted at the altar in front of their families.
Rosa's friends warned her not to jilt her partner through a simple text message.
文法句型
be jilted by [someone]
jilt [someone]
用法筆記
Often used in the passive voice. The most common context involves a wedding that is called off at the last moment — 'jilted at the altar' is a frequent fixed phrase.
常見錯誤
jilt — noun
1. a person who suddenly breaks off a romantic relationship in a cruel or unfeeling
a person who suddenly breaks off a romantic relationship in a cruel or unfeeling way.
In the film, Lucia plays the role of a cold-hearted jilt who leaves her lover for money.
attributive use: 'a cold-hearted jilt' with adjective
The old song tells the story of a poor young man betrayed by a faithless jilt.
No one trusted Boris after he became known as a jilt who had abandoned two previous partners.
The poem describes the pain of loving a beautiful but heartless jilt.
- heartbreaker
more common in modern English; less literary
- betrayer
focuses on the breaking of trust rather than the relationship ending
- faithful partner
someone who stays loyal in a relationship
用法筆記
This noun is now uncommon and has a somewhat old-fashioned or literary flavour. It refers to a person who ends the relationship, not the person who is left behind.