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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++per·fid·i·ous /pəˈfɪdiəs $ pər-/ adjective literary  TRICK/DECEIVEsomeone who is perfidious is not loyal and cannot be trusted 不忠实的，背信弃义的 SYN treacherous
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    perfidious• The air was thick with paranoia as the conversation turned to the perfidious question of appearance money.• a perfidious scheme    Origin perfidious (1500-1600) Latin perfidiosus, from perfidia “disloyalty”, from perfidus “disloyal”, from per fidem decipere “to deceive by trust”
    per·fid·i·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
    not loyal and someone is who trusted is cannot perfidious Corpus be


    perfidious
    per‧fid‧i‧ous /pəˈfɪdiəs $ pər-/ adjective literary
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Latin
     Origin: perfidiosus, from perfidia 'disloyalty', from perfidus 'disloyal', from per fidem decipere 'to deceive by trust'
    someone who is perfidious is not loyal and cannot be trusted
       SYN  treacherous


    per·fidi·ousBrE /pəˈfɪdiəs/ 🔊NAmE /pərˈfɪdiəs/ 🔊 adjective (literary) that cannot be trusted 不可信任的；背叛的；不忠的 SYN treacherous