defection

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n. 背叛, 缺乏, 毛病 [法] 缺点, 过失, 背叛

发音

UK /dɪˈfɛkʃən/
其它

词形变化

defections 复数 defections

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An act or incidence of defecting.

    叛逃

    变节

    叛变

    可数 不可数

    military defection

    political defection

    mass defection

    The general’s sudden defection shocked the government.

    The party suffered another defection to the opposition.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

abandonment desertion apostasy renunciation

上位词 2

rejection withdrawal

下位词 4

abscondment absence without leave decampment deviationism

词源

From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-).

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