recreant + noun
recreant 用作定语，修饰名词，含贬义。
The king banished the recreant knight.
国王放逐了那个怯懦的骑士。
变节的；背弃的；缺乏基本勇气的；极度胆怯的；背弃事业或原则的
lacking courage; abjectly fearful
缺乏基本勇气的；极度胆怯的
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; ; ; - Spenser
背弃事业或原则的
having deserted a cause or principle
His recreant behavior during the battle earned him the contempt of his comrades.
他在战斗中的怯懦行为使他受到了战友们的鄙视。
用法提示：形容词，表示'怯懦的'，描述行为。
The king denounced his recreant knights who had switched allegiance to the enemy.
国王谴责了那些背叛效忠敌人的不忠骑士。
用法提示：形容词，表示'不忠的'，修饰骑士。
She could not forgive his recreant abandonment of their shared principles.
她无法原谅他背弃共同原则的怯懦行为。
用法提示：形容词，表示'怯懦的；不忠的'，修饰遗弃行为。
recreant 用作定语，修饰名词，含贬义。
The king banished the recreant knight.
国王放逐了那个怯懦的骑士。
表示对某事物不忠或背叛。
He was recreant to his oath of allegiance.
他背弃了自己的效忠誓言。
后接介词 about 引出感到怯懦的原因。
She felt recreant about leaving her comrades.
她因离开战友而感到怯懦。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a recreant because he abandoned his friends.
正确表达He is recreant because he abandoned his friends.
recreant 是形容词，不能用作名词；应去掉冠词 a，直接用形容词作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was recreant of his promise.
正确表达He was recreant to his promise.
表示‘对……不忠’时，recreant 后应接介词 to，而非 of。
recreant是形容词，意为胆小的、不忠的；recant是动词，意为撤回（声明）或公开承认错误，两者拼写和发音相近但含义不同
recreant指怯懦或不忠；recalcitrant指固执不服从，两者都含贬义且前缀相似，但语义焦点不同
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