记忆方法
将“infidelity”分解为“in-”（表示否定或内在）和“fidelity”（表示忠诚或信守承诺）。想象一个“忠诚”的东西因为某种内在的缺陷（“in”）而变得不忠诚，这样就可以记住“infidelity”指的是不忠或不忠实的行为。
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中文词源
infidelity 不忠，通奸
in-,不，非，-fid,信任，信仰，词源同faith,infidelity.即不能相信的，不忠的，后用于指通奸。
英语词源
- infidelity (n.)
- c. 1400, "want of faith, unbelief in religion; false belief, paganism;" also (early 15c.) "unfaithfulness or disloyalty to a person" (originally to a sovereign, by 16c. to a lover or spouse), from French infidélité, from Latin infidelitatem (nominative infidelitas) "unfaithfulness, faithlessness," noun of quality from infidelis (see infidel).
权威例句
- 1. The implication that marital infidelity enhances a leader's credibility is preposterous.
- 婚姻不忠会提升领导人可信度的暗示荒谬之极。
- 2. Is infidelity ever forgivable?
- 不贞的行为可以宽恕吗？
- 3. I divorced him for infidelity.
- 我因他的不忠而与他离婚。
- 4. The photo was final proof of her husband's infidelity.
- 这张照片最终证明了她丈夫的不忠.
- 5. He seemed more amazed at his wife's infidelity than angry.
- 他对妻子的不贞与其说感到愤怒,不如说感到惊愕.