disloyally
/dɪˈslɔɪ.ə.li/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈslɔɪ.ə.li/ (ame, ipa) · /"+/ (ame, mw)
disloyally — 副詞
1. in a manner that fails to back the person, group, or country you are expected to
不忠地
未支持原本應該支持的對象
in a manner that fails to back the person, group, or country you are expected to stand by — for example, by speaking against a close friend or sharing a team's secrets.
Yumi acted disloyally when she told the rival coach about her own team's plan.
Yumi 把自己球隊的戰術告訴對手教練，這樣做很不忠。
act/behave disloyally + when-clause
The reporter wrote disloyally about the party that had supported her career for years.
那位記者多年來受到該政黨提攜，卻不忠地撰文批評它。
write/speak disloyally about + [group]
Rania felt her brother had behaved disloyally by siding with their cousins in the family dispute.
Rania 覺得哥哥在家族紛爭中站在堂兄弟那邊，是背叛了她。
Several officers spoke disloyally of the general after the failed mission in the mountains.
山區任務失敗後，幾位軍官不忠地批評那位將軍。
Otis was accused of acting disloyally toward the small bookshop that had first hired him.
Otis 被指責對最早雇用他的小書店不忠。
- treacherously
stronger; suggests active betrayal, often with serious harm
- faithlessly
literary; emphasises a broken promise or trust
- traitorously
very strong; usually political or military betrayal
- loyally
directly opposite; standing by someone as expected
- faithfully
emphasises keeping a promise or duty
用法筆記
Most often modifies act, behave, speak, write, or vote. Subject is normally a person who has a recognised duty of loyalty (employee, friend, family member, party member, soldier).