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perfidious

🇬🇧 UK/pә'fidiәs/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Guilty of betrayal or treachery; disloyal and untrustworthy.

背信弃义的,不忠的,奸诈的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
perthrough, thoroughly
+
fidfaith, trust, confidence
+
iconnector
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=perfidious

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The perfidious ally betrayed their agreement at the crucial moment.

  • 2.

    History remembers the perfidious actions of the traitorous general.

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