apostate

名词 apostate:

1. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
   同义词：deserter, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter

形容词 apostate:

1. not faithful to religion or party or cause

1. Extremes meet. the most furious anarchist become the most barefaced apostate.
   两极相通。最激烈的无政府主义者，居然成了最露骨的变节者。

a.pos.tate

n.（名词）
One who practices apostasy.
背教者，变节者，脱党者，背信者

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin apostata
源自 后期拉丁语 apostata
from Greek apostatôs
源自 希腊语 apostatôs
from aphistanai [to revolt] * see apostasy
源自 aphistanai [反叛] *参见 apostasy

【引伸】
apos.tate.
adj.（形容词）