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n. 想改掉坏习惯, 但改了一段时间后又恢复老习惯的人

发音

UK /ˈbakslaɪdə/
US /ˈbækslaɪdɚ/

词形变化

backsliders 复数 backsliders

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.

    She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.

  2. 2.

    One who will not do his work or shoulder his responsibilities.

    爱尔兰

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

recidivist reversionist

上位词 2

offender wrongdoer

词源

From backslide + -er.

来源：wiktionary