Word · Frequency #15083
defection
背叛；叛离
the act of withdrawing support or help from a person, group, or country to which one has allegiance or responsibility
- 1.
An act or incidence of defecting.
背叛或变节的行为或事件。
- 2.
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
尽管有忠诚或责任,但撤回支持或帮助
- 3.
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
放弃宗教信仰、政党或事业的状态(通常转向反对的信仰或事业)
背叛或变节的行为或事件。；尽管有忠诚或责任,但撤回支持或帮助；放弃宗教信仰、政党或事业的状态(通常转向反对的信仰或事业)；背叛；缺乏
In use
Her sudden defection from the committee surprised everyone.
The manager's defection to a competitor was seen as a serious betrayal.
Several defections have left the group too weak to continue.
defection from [group/country]
后接被离开的政党、组织或国家。
There have been several defections from the ruling party.
执政党内已有多人叛离。
defection to [another side]
后接所加入的一方，常指敌对方或竞争对手。
His defection to the enemy was a heavy blow to the army.
他的投敌对军队是一个沉重的打击。
defection of [person]
强调叛离者本人，常与其后的from或to搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- mass defection
- 大规模叛离
- The party's leadership was alarmed by the mass defection of young voters.该党领导层对年轻选民的大规模叛离感到震惊。
- political defection
- 政治叛离
- His political defection made front-page news.他的政治叛离登上了头版新闻。
- defection from
- 从……叛离
- Her defection from the movement was seen as a betrayal.她脱离该运动被视为一种背叛。
- defection to
- 叛逃到……
- The general's defection to the rebels changed the course of the war.将军叛逃到叛军那边改变了战争的进程。
- defection rate
- 叛离率
- The defection rate among party members has increased sharply.党员中的叛离率急剧上升。
- high-profile defection
Learner notes
Memory Tip
defection 可记成 de(离开)+fect(做)：别人都在为同一阵营做事时，你抽身离开，就是“背叛、叛离”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：政治、新闻报道、正式写作 该词多用于正式或新闻报道语境，常指离开政党、组织或国家；日常口语中较少使用，更常见的说法是 leave 或 abandon。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词从重读元音/ɛ/到词尾的/kʃən/与defection一致，属于真押韵。注意拼写相似的defect /ˈdiːfɛkt/ 或 /dɪˈfɛkt/、deception /dɪˈsɛpʃən/、defecation /ˌdɛfəˈkeɪʃən/发音和词义都不同，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.