Word · Frequency #25261
faithless
不忠的；背信弃义的
核心释义
traitorous; having the character of a traitor
- 1.
缺乏信仰；缺乏信念。
Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
- 2.
具有叛徒性格或特征的
having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
- 3.
不相信上帝、宗教或类似意识形态的。
Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
- 4.
不忠的(指人对伴侣)。
Unfaithful (said of people, towards their partners)
- 5.
不遵守承诺或盟约的。
Not observant of promises or covenants.
- 6.
不忠于效忠对象、职责或誓言的。
Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows
- 7.
令人失望或欺骗的。
Serving to disappoint or deceive
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。
用法In use
After he broke his word, she called him faithless and left.
用法提示：此处 faithless 作宾语补足语，表示‘不忠实的、背信弃义的’，说明对他的评价。
A faithless friend told my secret to the whole class.
用法提示：此处 faithless 作前置定语修饰 friend，意为‘不忠实的、不可信赖的’。
He became rich and faithless to his old friends, never calling them again.
用法提示：此处 faithless 后接 to，表示‘对……不忠、背弃’，在句中作表语。
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]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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）。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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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