judas

IPA/ˈdʒuːdəs/
KK[dʒˈudəs]IPA/ˈdʒuːdəs/

judas — 名詞

  • judassingular
  • judasesplural

1. a person who wins someone's trust while secretly working against them, often by

1.名詞C1
釋義

叛徒

假裝友善卻暗中出賣他人的人

a person who wins someone's trust while secretly working against them, often by giving information to their rivals or enemies

例句

Liang discovered his business partner was a judas selling their designs to a rival.

Liang 發現他的商業夥伴是個叛徒，把他們的設計賣給了競爭對手。

a judas + present participle for the betraying action

The resistance found a judas in their ranks after three safe houses were raided.

抵抗組織在三間安全屋一夜之間被突襲後，發現內部有叛徒。

同義詞
  • traitor

    broader term for anyone who switches allegiance, especially in war or politics; less personal than judas

  • betrayer

    emphasises the broken personal bond; judas carries a stronger moral charge from the biblical story

  • turncoat

    someone who changes sides for personal advantage; judas implies secret betrayal rather than open defection

  • double-crosser

    used mainly for deceiving a partner in crime or a collaborator; judas works in any context of trust betrayed

反義詞
  • ally

    a person who stands with you, not against you

  • loyalist

    someone who remains faithful, especially under pressure to betray

文法句型

a judas + who-clause

a judas + in/inside + group

用法筆記

Lower-case 'judas' means any betrayer; capitalised 'Judas' refers specifically to the biblical figure Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus.

常見錯誤

❌He acted in a judas way.
✅He was a judas.
💡judas is a noun, not an adjective. Use it to name the person, not to describe behaviour.

2. a small viewing hole or lens fitted into a door, letting the person inside see w

2.名詞C2
釋義

窺視孔

門上用來觀察外面的小孔

a small viewing hole or lens fitted into a door, letting the person inside see who is outside without being noticed

例句

Diya pressed her eye to the judas and saw two strangers standing in the hallway.

Diya 把眼睛貼在窺視孔上，看見兩個陌生人在走廊裡站著。

pressed her eye to the judas — physical action collocation

The apartment door had a brass judas, wide enough to glimpse a visitor's face.

公寓門上有一個銅窺視孔，寬度剛好能瞥見來訪者的臉。

同義詞
  • peephole

    the standard everyday word; judas is a rarer, more literary alternative

  • spyhole

    common in British English; essentially interchangeable with peephole

文法句型

look through the judas

a judas in/on a door

用法筆記

Rare and chiefly British. In everyday English, 'peephole' or 'spyhole' is far more common. Distinguish from sense 1 (BETRAYER), which refers to a person.