renegade
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ren·e·gade /ˈrenəɡeɪd/ noun [countable] literary BETRAYsomeone who leaves one side in a war, politics etc in order to join the opposing side – used to show disapproval 叛徒；变节者〔含贬义〕 a renegade army unit 一支变节的陆军分队
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renegade• Antinori has a reputation as a renegade because of his many successful efforts to help post-menopausal women become pregnant.• You talk of family and you mean one ruthless and callous renegade.• But how I would have preferred disaster to my role as rejected conspirator and failed renegade.• Alvin dressed in blue jeans, shirts and boots and looked like the renegade that he felt he was.Origin renegade (1400-1500) Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegare “to say that something is not true”, from Latin negare; → NEGATEren·e·gade nounChineseSyllable
a in who someone one war, leaves Corpus side
renegade
ren‧e‧gade /ˈrenəɡeɪd, ˈrenɪɡeɪd/
noun [countable] literary
a renegade army unit
ren‧e‧gade /ˈrenəɡeɪd, ˈrenɪɡeɪd/
noun [countable] literary Date: 1400-1500
Language: Spanish
Origin: renegado, from Medieval Latin renegare 'to say that something is not true', from Latin negare; ⇨ negate
someone who leaves one side in a war, politics etc in order to join the opposing side – used to show disapproval:Language: Spanish
Origin: renegado, from Medieval Latin renegare 'to say that something is not true', from Latin negare; ⇨ negate