perfidy
/ˈpɜːfədi/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈɚfɪdi] /ˈpɜːrfədi/ (ame, ipa) · [pˈɚfɪdi] /ˈpər-fə-dē/ (ame, mw)
perfidy — 名詞
1. a shameful lack of loyalty, especially when someone turns against a person, grou
背信；不忠
背棄信任、缺乏忠誠的行徑或品性
a shameful lack of loyalty, especially when someone turns against a person, group, or cause that trusted them.
Council members were shocked by Marco's perfidy after years of public promises.
Marco 多年來一直公開作出承諾，但他的背信仍讓議會成員十分震驚。
perfidy after repeated promises in public life
The novel shows a court ruined by perfidy, gossip, and broken oaths.
這本小說描寫一個宮廷如何因背信、流言與違背誓言而走向崩壞。
Farmers still talk about the company's perfidy when the river turned black.
河水變黑後，農民至今仍談起那家公司的不忠行徑。
Perfidy toward old allies cost the general support in every border town.
對老盟友的背信，讓那位將軍在每個邊境城鎮都失去支持。
Tamar called the secret deal an example of perfidy against loyal workers.
Tamar 把那筆祕密交易稱作對忠誠員工的背信之舉。
- treachery
close in force, but often stresses deceit as strongly as disloyalty
- disloyalty
broader and more everyday, with less dramatic moral judgment
- faithlessness
often used for breaking personal or romantic loyalty
用法筆記
Often used for an ongoing pattern of betrayal in politics, war, or close relationships. Distinguish from sense 2 when you mean a broader lack of loyalty rather than one clearly identified act.
常見錯誤
2. a single planned betrayal in which someone secretly sells out a person or side t
背叛
一次蓄意出賣信任的行為
a single planned betrayal in which someone secretly sells out a person or side that relied on them.
Lan never forgave the perfidy of selling the map to enemy troops.
Lan 一直無法原諒把地圖賣給敵軍的那次背叛。
the perfidy of + -ing naming one betrayal
The leak was not a mistake but a calculated perfidy against the team.
那次洩密不是失誤，而是對團隊蓄意的背叛。
Ziad's perfidy became clear when police found his messages to the gang.
警方找到 Ziad 傳給幫派的訊息後，他的背叛就變得一清二楚。
That perfidy ended the peace talks before the second day began.
那次背叛讓和平談判在第二天開始前就破局了。
Historians describe the midnight arrest as a perfidy against the royal family.
歷史學家把那場午夜逮捕描述為對王室的背叛。
- betrayal
the broad everyday term, less literary and less judgment-heavy
- double-cross
informal and vivid, often for a sudden act against a partner
- treacherous act
spells out the idea in plainer words, but sounds less fixed
- faithfulness
staying true instead of turning against someone
- loyal act
an action that protects trust rather than breaking it
用法筆記
Usually points to one clearly identifiable betrayal, often named with of plus an -ing form or by describing the act after the noun. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes a wider state of disloyal behaviour.