infidelity

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infidelity — 名詞

  • infidelitysingular
  • infidelitiesplural

1. the act of being romantically or sexually involved with a person other than the

1.名詞C1
釋義

不忠；外遇

對配偶或伴侶不忠的行為

the act of being romantically or sexually involved with a person other than the husband, wife, or steady partner one has committed to.

例句

Joaquín confessed his infidelity to his wife after months of silence.

沉默了數月之後，Joaquín 向妻子坦承自己的不忠。

confess + infidelity collocation

The novel explores how a single act of infidelity slowly destroys a long marriage.

這部小說探討一次外遇如何慢慢摧毀一段長久的婚姻。

an act of infidelity countable pattern

常見搭配
  • marital infidelity
  • an act of infidelity
  • confess infidelity
  • suspect infidelity
  • forgive infidelity
同義詞
  • unfaithfulness

    everyday near-synonym; slightly less formal

  • adultery

    stricter — implies one party is legally married

  • cheating

    informal everyday word for the same behaviour

  • affair

    names the ongoing relationship rather than the breach itself

反義詞
  • fidelity

    direct opposite — being faithful to a partner

  • faithfulness

    everyday opposite, slightly less formal than 'fidelity'

文法句型

an act of infidelity

infidelity with somebody

用法筆記

Frequently used with possessives naming whose infidelity it is (his/her infidelity) and with verbs of disclosure or detection (confess, admit, suspect, discover). Countable when describing a specific act; uncountable when describing the behaviour in general.

常見錯誤

She did an infidelity to her husband.
She committed an act of infidelity against her husband.
'infidelity' takes 'commit' or 'an act of', not 'do'.
He was infidelity to his wife.
He was unfaithful to his wife.
'infidelity' is a noun; the adjective is 'unfaithful'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • act of infidelity
  • marital infidelity
  • sexual infidelity
  • emotional infidelity

常用片語

  • accuse someone of infidelity
  • commit infidelity
  • confess to infidelity

介系詞搭配

  • infidelity with (someone)
  • infidelity to (a partner)