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apostate from [religion/political party]
表示背叛某个组织或信仰的常用结构。
He was branded an apostate from the church.
他被指责为教会的叛教者。
叛教者；变节者；背弃者
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叛教者；变节者；背弃者
A person who betrays or deserts a religion, cause, political party, friend, etc.
He was branded an apostate from the church.
他被指责为教会的叛教者。
A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
背叛或抛弃其事业、宗教、政党或朋友的不忠之人
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
One who has renounced a political party, a cause, etc.
He was labeled an apostate after leaving the church.
他离开教会后被贴上叛教者的标签。
The party considered him an apostate for voting against the bill.
该党认为他是变节者，因为他投票反对该法案。
She felt like an apostate among her lifelong friends for rejecting their beliefs.
她因拒绝朋友们的信仰而在他们中间感到像一名叛教者。
表示背叛某个组织或信仰的常用结构。
He was branded an apostate from the church.
他被指责为教会的叛教者。
She became an apostate after years of doubt.
她在多年怀疑后变成了叛教者。
常用于公开谴责的语境。
The party denounced its former leader as an apostate.
该党谴责其前领袖为变节者。
Not this
He is an apostate because he never believed in God.
Use this
He is an atheist because he never believed in God.
"Apostate" 指放弃原有信仰的人，而非从未信仰的人；应使用 "atheist" 表示无神论者。
Not this
He is apostate.
Use this
He is an apostate.
"Apostate" 是可数名词，作表语时需加冠词，不能单独作形容词。
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可数名词，有复数形式 apostates。
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