Renegade



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 叛教者, 叛徒
• ［英］ n. 叛教者, 叛徒 ( a deserter from a faith, cause, or allegiance)
• ［类］ renegade : allegiance / apostate : faith ( 叛徒不会有忠诚 / 叛教者不会有信仰)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegatus, from past participle of renegare to deny, from Latin re- + negare to deny — more at negate
• Date: 1583
• 1. a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
• 2. an individual who rejects lawful or conventional behavior

II. intransitive verb (-gaded; -gading)

• Date: circa 1611
• to become a renegade

III. adjective

• Date: 1705
• 1. having deserted a faith, cause, or religion for a hostile one
• 2. having rejected tradition ; unconventional

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