Word · Frequency #25261
faithless
不忠的；背信弃义的
traitorous; having the character of a traitor
- 1.
Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
缺乏信仰；缺乏信念。
- 2.
having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
具有叛徒性格或特征的
- 3.
Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
不相信上帝、宗教或类似意识形态的。
- 4.
Unfaithful (said of people, towards their partners)
不忠的(指人对伴侣)。
- 5.
Not observant of promises or covenants.
不遵守承诺或盟约的。
- 6.
Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows
不忠于效忠对象、职责或誓言的。
- 7.
Serving to disappoint or deceive
令人失望或欺骗的。
缺乏信仰；缺乏信念。；具有叛徒性格或特征的；不相信上帝、宗教或类似意识形态的。；不忠的(指人对伴侣)。；不遵守承诺或盟约的。
In use
After he broke his word, she called him faithless and left.
A faithless friend told my secret to the whole class.
He became rich and faithless to his old friends, never calling them again.
the faithless Benedict Arnold
be faithless to sb
faithless 常指对配偶或盟友不忠，比 unfaithful 更正式、更具贬义。
He was faithless to his wife.
他对妻子不忠。
a faithless [noun]
faithless 作定语时强调此人背叛了信任，常见搭配如 faithless friend、faithless husband。
She was betrayed by a faithless friend.
她被一个背信弃义的朋友背叛了。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- a faithless friend
- 不忠的朋友
- She was heartbroken when her faithless friend spread rumors about her.当她不忠的朋友散布关于她的谣言时，她心碎了。
- a faithless lover
- 不忠的恋人
- He left his faithless lover and moved to another city.他离开了不忠的恋人，搬到了另一个城市。
- faithless behavior
- 背信弃义的行为
- Faithless behavior like breaking promises can ruin a reputation.像违背承诺这样的背信弃义行为会毁掉名声。
- a faithless servant
- 不忠的仆从
- The lord punished his faithless servant for betraying the household.主人惩罚了背叛家宅的不忠仆从。
- a faithless elector
- 失信选举人
- Some states fine a faithless elector who fails to vote for the pledged candidate.一些州会对未按承诺投票的失信选举人处以罚款。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：faith（信任/信仰）加上 less（没有），对人毫无 faith，就是 faithless（不忠、背信）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或正式文本、历史或政治论述、形容背弃誓言或信念 该词通常用于较正式或带有文学色彩的语境，多指对信仰、誓言或忠诚的背叛，口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with faithless. The -less words below share only the suffix. Shameless, blameless, and nameless match the /eɪ/ vowel but differ in the following consonant (/m/ vs /θ/), so they are not rhymes. Helpless, restless, and breathless have different vowel sounds entirely.
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