陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

allegiance/ fealty/ fidelity/ infidelity/ mutinous/ perfidious/ pledge/ renegade/ treachery

1. 「忠誠」可用allegiance、fidelity或fealty（舊用法）：

•Although he has lived overseas for a long time, Mr. Wang does not waver in his allegiance to Taiwan.

•They pledged to show perfect fidelity to their leader.

•We ought to practice fidelity to our word.

•The soldiers were pledged to fealty to their ruler.

2. 動詞「鄭重地承諾」或名詞「認真嚴肅所許的諾言」叫pledge：

•He pledged to be always faithful to his wife.

•The new school is the pledge given by the community to its children.

3. 「不忠誠的」、「不值得信任的」叫perfidious（正式或文言），「不忠」、「背叛」用infidelity或treachery，「叛徒」（叛黨或叛教）可用renegade：

•A perfidious friend is to be shunned the sooner the better.

•She thought her husband was guilty of infidelity.

•Corruption in public office is similar to treachery.

•He was a renegade from his former allegiance.

4. 指軍人或水手「反叛的」用mutinous：

•The captain had to use force to quiet his mutinous crew.