Front | traitor |
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Pron | ['treɪtər] |
Back | 【TRAITOR】 The traitor sold our important military secrets to the enemy. 这卖国贼把我方重要的军事秘密卖给敌人。 【重点词汇】 traitor n. 卖国贼 同: betrayer |
Vocab | traitora person who says one thing and does another
A traitor says one thing but does another. If you promise a friend you'll keep his secret, but instead you blab it to everyone, you're a traitor. The word origin says it all: traditorem is the Latin word for "betrayer." Liar? Yes. Backstabber? Yes. True friend? Heavens, no. Traitors betray the trust of those who have faith in them or believe their promises. Traitor also applies to a person who betrays his country by committing treason: turning against his own government, perhaps by selling secret information. All forms of 'traitor' will appear on average once every 359 pages. traitor traitorous traitorously traitorousness |
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