词汇 | perfidy |
释义 | perfidy noun[ U ] literaryuk /ˈpɜː.fɪ.di/ us /ˈpɝː.fə.di/ behaviour that is not loyal背信弃义(行为);不忠贞(行为) Disloyalty, betrayal & treason adulterous backstabber betrayal betrayer break ranksidiom chicane deserter desertion faithless faithlessly faithlessness false fifth column stab someone in the backidiom tergiversation throw someone to the lionsidiom throw someone under the busidiom traitor treasonable unfaithfulness Examples of perfidyperfidy For his opponents, it was proof of his evil genius and perfidy. The second part of this quotation offers a greater elaboration on the city's perfidy, repeating its name for the third time in fewer than fifteen lines in the poem. This, we are told, is the result of a breach of faith, of a gross betrayal and of shameless perfidy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 History has many examples of perfidy and deceit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This resolution is an example of perfidy and weakness. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English One act of perfidy on the part of a nation will shatter a reputation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They think that this is an act of infinite perfidy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has faced internal problems, unjustified allegations of perfidy, to which he has stood up bravely, as one might expect of this man. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This country, unhappily, has sometimes a reputation in other lands of unreliability, and occasionally we are accused of perfidy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been strained, difficult and infected with perfidy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Worse than that; international perfidy has become a habit, a policy, a boast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall be guilty of the basest perfidy that ever blackened a people's fame. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has been using words such as "perfidy"and"gerrymandering" and other adjectives and nouns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not propose ever to forget the crimes and perfidies of which some of them have been guilty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we fail, history will condemn, not merely the perfidy, but the egregious folly of such a failure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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