traitor英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Someone who violates an allegiance and betrays their country; someone guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers their country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to their defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished.

— After World War I, the communists and Jews were accused to be traitors by the German right wing (the "stab-in-the-back myth"), ultimately culminating in their persecution and massacre.
Someone who takes arms and levies war against their country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering their country.
One who betrays any confidence or trust. broadly

— It's second nature now to think myself a traitor To myself, to all I've ever burdened with my rotting visage I can't breathe, the weight of all I've disappointed crushes me If I were happy, it would feel as if I couldn't trust me

动词 v.

To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

形容词 adj.

Traitorous.

— to find a subject staid and wise Already half turn'd traitor by surprise

词形变化

traitors plural traitour alternative,obsolete traitors present,singular,third-person traitoring participle,present traitored participle,past traitored past traitour alternative,obsolete more traitor comparative most traitor superlative traitour alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词

Benedict Arnold quisling Judas

衍生词

archtraitor cotraitor race traitor traitordom traitoress traitorhood traitorish traitorism traitorize traitorless traitorlike traitorly traitorous traitorship traitorsome traitor tracing traitorwise traitor within the gates turn traitor

词源

词源 1

From Middle English traitor, traitour, traytour, from Old French traïtor (French traître), from Latin trāditor. Displaced native Middle English swike from Old English swica (“traitor”), and Middle English proditour and traditour borrowed directly from Latin. The general Old English word denoting "traitor" was lǣwa or lǣwend. Doublet of traditor.

词源 2

From Middle English traitor, traitour, traytour, from Old French traïtor (French traître), from Latin trāditor. Displaced native Middle English swike from Old English swica (“traitor”), and Middle English proditour and traditour borrowed directly from Latin. The general Old English word denoting "traitor" was lǣwa or lǣwend. Doublet of traditor.

词源 3

From Middle English traitor, traitour, traytour, from Old French traïtor (French traître), from Latin trāditor. Displaced native Middle English swike from Old English swica (“traitor”), and Middle English proditour and traditour borrowed directly from Latin. The general Old English word denoting "traitor" was lǣwa or lǣwend. Doublet of traditor.