backfriend

发音

US /ˈbækˌfɹɛnd/
其它
UK /ˈbækˌfɹɛnd/

词形变化

backfriends 复数 backfriends

别名

back-friend

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A friend who supports someone; a person who has someone's back; a backer, a supporter.

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  2. 2.

    Synonym of hangnail (“a loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail”).

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  3. 3.

    A person who pretends to be someone's friend; a false friend, a secret enemy.

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词源

From back (adverb or noun) + friend. Sense 3 (“person who pretends to be someone’s friend”) may allude to a person who stays back instead of coming forward to help, and so is not a true friend.

来源：wiktionary