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faithless

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++faith·less /ˈfeɪθləs/ adjective formal  FAITHFULsomeone who is faithless cannot be trusted 不忠实的,不能信赖的,背信弃义的,不守信义的 SYN untrustworthy a faithless friend 不能信赖[不忠诚]的朋友faithlessness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
faithlessWere all men faithless, driven only by their own needs?The despairing, faithless, gaping, horrified wife looked down at her lover, and knew that he was dead.a faithless husbandMoses is caught between two fires as it were: a faithless people and a vengeful Lord.Not to mention the fact that he has been conspicuously faithless to me.
faith·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
cannot who faithless someone is Corpus trusted be


faithless
faithless /ˈfeɪθləs/ adjective formal
 Word Family: noun: faith, faithfulnessunfaithfulness, faithful, faithlessness; adjective: faithfulunfaithful, faithless; adverb: faithfullyunfaithfully
someone who is faithless cannot be trusted
   SYN  untrustworthy:
    a faithless friend
—faithlessness noun [uncountable]


faith·lessBrE /ˈfeɪθləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfeɪθləs/ 🔊 adjective (formal) not loyal; that you cannot rely on or trust 不忠诚的;不可信任的;不可信赖的a faithless friend不忠实的朋友