renegade

renegade
[ˈrɛnɪgeɪd]
noun
  1. a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles
    变节者,叛徒;改变信仰者
    ■(archaic)a person who abandons religion; an apostate
    (古)叛教者;摈弃原有政治信仰者
    ■a person who behaves in a rebelliously unconventional manner
    叛逆者,反抗传统者
adjective
  1. having treacherously changed allegiance
    背叛的,反叛的
    a renegade bodyguard.
    背叛的保镖。
    ■(archaic)having abandoned one's religious beliefs
    (古)叛教的
    a renegade monk.
    叛教的僧侣。
verb
  1. [no obj.](archaic)become a renegade
    (古)背叛,变节;叛教
    Johnson had renegaded from the Confederacy.
    约翰逊已经背叛了邦联。
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from Spanish renegado, from medieval Latin renegatus 'renounced', past participle (used as a noun) of renegare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + Latin negare 'deny'
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