infidelity

/ˌɪnfɪˈdeləti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnfɪˈdeləti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-fə-ˈde-lə-tē -(ˌ)fī-/ (ame, mw)

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

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'.